Sep 25, 2018 | by Special Education Solutions
A recent case of interest is Burke v. Hillsborough County School Board, No. 8:17–CV–993–T–33JSS, 2018 WL 1139064, 71 IDELR 187 (M.D. Fla. Mar. 2, 2018), appeal filed, No. 18-11257 (11th Cir. Mar. 29, 2018). The case involved a gifted third grader with autism who was...
Jun 5, 2018 | by Special Education Solutions
A recent case concerning several issues of interest to impartial hearing officers is R.A. v. West Contra Costa Unified School District, 696 F. App’x 171, 70 IDELR 88 (9th Cir. 2017). The case dealt with a ten-year-old student with autism spectrum disorder whose...
Jun 5, 2018 | by Special Education Solutions
Spring Branch Independent School District v. O.W., No. 4:16-CV-2643, 72 IDELR 11 (S.D. Tex. Mar. 29, 2018), merits the attention of impartial hearing officers. The court affirmed the decision of the due process hearing officer against the school district in a case...
Jun 5, 2018 | by Special Education Solutions
A newsworthy State review officer (SRO) decision concerning finality and correction of IHO decisions, and how that topic affects timeliness of appeals to the SRO, is New York City Department of Education, No. 17-021, 117 LRP 25324 (NY SRO May 22, 2017). The lengthy...
Jun 1, 2018 | by Special Education Solutions
Residency disputes arise with remarkable frequency in the practice of special education law. In A.P. ex rel. E.F. v. Lower Merion School District, No. 16–5925, 2018 WL 1100908, ___ F. Supp. 3d ___, 71 IDELR 188 (E.D. Pa. Mar. 1, 2018), Judge Savage ruled that when a...
Apr 10, 2018 | by Special Education Solutions
The New York State Education Department is canvasing for Special Education Impartial Hearing Officer candidates. An impartial hearing officer presides over a due process case requested by either a parent or school district on matters relating to the identification,...
