Oct 23, 2019 | by Special Education Solutions
A.S. v. Board of Education of Shenendohowa Central School District, No. 1:17-CV-0501, 2019 WL 719833, 73 IDELR 260 (N.D.N.Y. Feb. 20, 2019), bears special interest for impartial hearing officers regarding tuition reimbursement. The case involved a seven year old boy...
Mar 27, 2019 | by Special Education Solutions
A recent decision from the Southern District of New York, Board of Education of Yorktown Central School District v. C.S., No. 17 CV 6542, 2019 WL 294799, 119 LRP 1767 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 23, 2019), appeal filed, No. 19-270 (2d Cir. Jan. 29, 2019), presents issues...
Mar 26, 2019 | by Special Education Solutions
F.L. v. Board of Education of Great Neck U.F.S.D., 735 F. App’x 38, 72 IDELR 232 (2d Cir. Aug. 24, 2018), is non-precedential Second Circuit case that nonetheless holds interest for impartial hearing officers. The parent challenged IEPs from the 2012-13, 2013-14, and...
Feb 4, 2019 | by Special Education Solutions
Board of Education of the North Rockland Central School District v. C.M., 744 F. App’x 7, 72 IDELR 172 (2nd Cir. 2018), is a noteworthy case despite the fact that it is nonprecedential. The case involved a unilateral residential placement undertaken by the parents of...
Feb 4, 2019 | by Special Education Solutions
In Wehrspann v. Dubuque Community School District, No. 15-CV-1029-LRR, 118 LRP 33775 (N.D. Iowa July 27, 2018) (magistrate judge report and recommendation), adopted, 2018 WL 3865379, 72 IDELR 212 (Aug. 14, 2018), the magistrate judge recommended that the district...
Feb 4, 2019 | by Special Education Solutions
The litigation on the West Coast concerning the Anchorage school district may contain an important lesson for impartial hearing officers. In Anchorage Sch. Dist., v. M.G., No. 3:17-cv-00157-SLG, 2018 WL 1041535, 71 IDELR 192 (D. Alaska Feb. 23, 2018), the court...