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Gifted Hearing Officer Decisions
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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 | 08/09/2024 | 29370-23-24 | Abington School District | 23 | James Gerl | Gifted Education Procedural Violation |
| Download PDF | 08/02/2024 | 29977-24-25 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | James Gerl | Extended School Year |
| Download PDF | 02/09/2024 | 28414-23-24 | Abington School District | 23 | James Gerl | Individualized Education Program Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 01/05/2024 | 28108-22-23 | North Penn School District | 23 | James Gerl | Individualized Education Program Discrimination |
| Download PDF | 12/14/2023 | 28267-22-23 | North Penn School District | 23 | James Gerl | Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation Parent Rights Least Restrictive Environment |
| Download PDF | 11/28/2023 | 28731-23-24 | Laboratory Charter School | 26 | James Gerl | Extended School Year Charter School |
| Download PDF | 11/08/2023 | 28405-23-24 | Ad Prima Charter School | 26 | James Gerl | Behavior Plan Individualized Education Program Procedural Violation |
| Download PDF | 10/16/2023 | 28255-22-23 | Woodland Hills School District | 03 | James Gerl | Related Services Free Appropriate Public Education Discrimination |
| Download PDF | 08/11/2023 | 27758-22-23 | Lakeland School District | 19 | James Gerl | Least Restrictive Environment Predetermination of Placement |
| Download PDF | 07/14/2023 | 27929-22-23 | West Chester Area School District | 24 | James Gerl | Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 05/25/2023 | 27178-22-23 | Downingtown Area School District | 24 | James Gerl | Individualized Education Program Reimbursement Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 05/15/2023 | 27062-22-23 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | James Gerl | Student Records Individualized Education Program Discrimination |
| Download PDF | 05/04/2023 | 27490-22-23 | Tredyffrin/Easttown School District | 24 | James Gerl | Jurisdiction of Hearing Officer Behavior Plan |
| Download PDF | 12/07/2022 | 26970-22-23 | East Stroudsburg Area School District | 20 | James Gerl | Reimbursement Individualized Education Program Extended School Year Discrimination |
| Download PDF | 06/28/2022 | 26014-21-22 | Laboratory Charter School | 26 | James Gerl | Individualized Education Program Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 05/13/2022 | 25209-21-22 | Norristown Area School District | 23 | James Gerl | Individualized Education Program Procedural Violation Free Appropriate Public Education Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 04/05/2022 | 25987-21-22 | Central Bucks School District | 22 | James Gerl | Free Appropriate Public Education Discrimination |
| Download PDF | 03/14/2022 | 25592-21-22 | Pennsbury School District | 22 | James Gerl | Individualized Education Program Free Appropriate Public Education Reimbursement Discrimination |
| Download PDF | 02/28/2022 | 25676-21-22 | Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School | 24 | James Gerl | Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 01/12/2022 | 25489-21-22 | Laboratory Charter School | 26 | James Gerl | Pendency Free Appropriate Public Education |
| Download PDF | 01/05/2022 | 25203-21-22 | Garnet Valley School District | 25 | James Gerl | Evaluation Behavior Plan Free Appropriate Public Education Restraints Residential Placement Meaningful Participation |
| Download PDF | 12/06/2021 | 25146-21-22 | Springfield School District | 25 | James Gerl | Failure to Implement IEP Free Appropriate Public Education Gifted and/or Talented |
| Download PDF | 10/29/2021 | 25447-21-22 | Dallastown Area School District | 12 | James Gerl | Section 504 Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 10/18/2021 | 25452-21-22 | Upper Darby School District | 25 | James Gerl | Discipline Pendency |
| Download PDF | 10/18/2021 | 25453-21-22 | Upper Darby School District | 25 | James Gerl | Discipline Pendency |
