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Since 2006, the Office for Dispute Resolution has made hearing officer decisions available to the public on this website. Before these decisions are posted, all identifiable student information is removed to ensure that confidentiality is maintained.
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| List of Hearing Officer Decisions | ||||||
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| Decision Date | File Number | LEA | IU | Hearing Officer | Issue(s) | |
| Download PDF | 02/10/2020 | 22865-19-20 | William Penn School District | 25 | Brian Ford | Transfer into District Pendency Burden of Proof |
| Download PDF | 01/31/2020 | 21838-18-19 | Owen J. Roberts School District | 24 | Charles Jelley | Section 504 Free Appropriate Public Education Retaliation Discrimination Burden of Proof |
| Download PDF | 01/31/2020 | 22205-18-19 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | Brian Ford | Agreements Parent Rights Progress Extended School Year Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 01/31/2020 | 22380-18-19 | Methacton School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Evaluation IEP Procedural Violation Alternative Education Setting |
| Download PDF | 01/24/2020 | 22829-19-20 | Upper Darby School District | 25 | Brian Ford | Transfer Students Evaluation Procedural Violation Child Find |
| Download PDF | 01/10/2020 | 22834-19-20 | Upper Darby School District | 25 | James Gerl | Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 01/10/2020 | 23066-19-20 | Propel Charter Schools | 03 | Cathy Skidmore | Emotional Disturbance Discipline Alternative Education Setting Least Restrictive Environment |
| Download PDF | 01/01/2020 | 22754-19-20 | Pennsbury School District | 22 | Cathy Skidmore | Eligibility Evaluation Procedural Violation |
| Download PDF | 01/01/2020 | 22835-19-20 | Pennsbury School District | 22 | Cathy Skidmore | Eligibility Evaluation Procedural Violation |
| Download PDF | 12/26/2019 | 22629-19-20 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Linda Valentini | Specific Learning Disability Progress Witnesses Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 12/23/2019 | 22355-18-19 | William Penn School District | 25 | Brian Ford | Evaluation Private School Placement Agreements Evidence Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 12/21/2019 | 22837-19-20 | Wissahickon School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Evaluation IEP SDI Program Modifications Parent Rights |
| Download PDF | 12/19/2019 | 22366-18-19 | Downingtown Area School District | 24 | James Gerl | Specific Learning Disability Progress Transition Graduation/Diploma Evidence |
| Download PDF | 12/16/2019 | 22952-19-20 | Mechanicsburg Area School District | 15 | Charles Jelley | Discipline Other Health Impairment |
| Download PDF | 12/16/2019 | 22944-19-20 | York Academy Regional Charter School | 12 | James Gerl | Alternative Education Setting Discipline Evidence |
| Download PDF | 12/15/2019 | 21855-18-19 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | James Gerl | Autistic Spectrum Speech and Language Impaired Parent Rights Free Appropriate Public Education Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 12/15/2019 | 22185-18-19 | Montgomery County IU/EI Program | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Autistic Spectrum Early Intervention IEP Tuition Reimbursement Evidence |
| Download PDF | 12/10/2019 | 22279-18-19 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | Linda Valentini | Evaluation Procedural Violation IEP Private School Placement Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 11/29/2019 | 22860-19-20 | Big Beaver Falls Area School District | 27 | Michael McElligott | Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation Speech and Language Impaired |
| Download PDF | 11/27/2019 | 22847-19-20 | Downingtown Area School District | 24 | Michael McElligott | Evaluation Speech and Language Impaired |
| Download PDF | 11/27/2019 | 22225-18-19 | Downingtown Area School District | 24 | Cathy Skidmore | Specific Learning Disability IEP Procedural Safeguards Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 11/18/2019 | 21657-18-19 | North Allegheny School District | 03 | Brian Ford | Emotional Disturbance Child Find IEP Private School Placement Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 11/10/2019 | 22265-18-19 | Russel Byers Charter School | 26 | Linda Valentini | Eligibility Evaluation Witnesses Procedural Violation Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 11/06/2019 | 22799-19-20 | Global Leadership Academy Charter School | 26 | James Gerl | Discipline |
| Download PDF | 10/29/2019 | 21143-18-19 | Bucks Co. Montessori Charter School | 22 | Charles Jelley | Charter School Procedural Safeguards IEP Tuition Reimbursement Compensatory Education |