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21-205 *
21-204
This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law. Petitioner (the district) appeals from a decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which determined that the educational program recommended by its Committee on Special Education (CSE) for respondent's (the parent's) son for the 2020-21 school year was not appropriate. The appeal must be sustained.

21-203
This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law. Petitioners (the parents) appeal from the decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which denied their request to be reimbursed for their son's tuition costs at the International Institute for the Brain (iBrain) for the 2019-20 school year. The appeal must be dismissed.

21-202 *
21-201
This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law. Petitioner (the parent) appeals from the decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which denied her request to be reimbursed for her daughter's tuition costs at the Manhattan Star Academy (MSA) for the 2020-21 school year. The appeal must be dismissed.

21-200
This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law. Petitioners (the parents) appeal from the decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which denied their request to be reimbursed for the full costs of their daughter's tuition at the Dwight School (Dwight) for the 2020-21 school year. The appeal must be sustained.

21-199
This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law. Petitioners (the parents) appeal from the decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which denied their request for compensatory educational services for the 2018-19 and 2019-20 school years and to be reimbursed for the costs of the student's tuition at York Preparatory School (York Prep) for the 2020-21 school year. The appeal must be dismissed.

21-198
This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law. Petitioner (the district) appeals from the decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which found that that the district's failure to offer an appropriate educational program to respondent's (the parent's) son for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years was a gross violation of the IDEA and ordered extended age-eligibility for two additional school years. The appeal must be sustained.

21-197
This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law. Petitioner (the district) appeals from the decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which found that it failed to offer an appropriate educational program to respondent's (the parent's) son for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years, awarded compensatory educational services, and ordered it to directly fund her son's tuition costs at the International Institute for the Brain (iBrain) for the 2020-21 school year. The appeal must be sustained in part.

21-196
This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law. Petitioner (the district) appeals from the decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which ordered the district to reimburse respondents (the parents) for the costs of the student's tuition at Cherokee Creek Boys School (Cherokee Creek) and York Preparatory School (York Prep) for the 2018-19 school year. The appeal must be dismissed.

21-195
This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law. Petitioner (the district) appeals from the decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which found that it failed to offer an appropriate educational program to respondents' (the parents') son and ordered it to reimburse the parents for their son's tuition and related costs at the Blue Sky Learning Center (Blue Sky) for the 2019-20, and 2020-21 school years. The parents cross appeal from adverse determinations by the IHO. The appeal must be dismissed. The cross-appeal must be dismissed.

21-194
This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law. Petitioner (the parent) appeals from the decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which denied her request to be reimbursed for her son's tuition costs at the Big N Little: Stars of Israel Program (Stars of Israel) for the 2019-20 school year. The appeal must be sustained.

21-193 *
21-192
This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law. Petitioner (the district) appeals from the decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which found that it failed to offer an appropriate educational program to respondents' (the parents') son and ordered it to reimburse the parents for their son's tuition costs at the Fusion Academy (Fusion) for the 2018-19, 2019-20, and 2020-21 school years. The parents cross-appeal from the IHO's determination of their claims regarding parent participation, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (section 504), award of private tutoring and related services, and CSE composition for the 2020-21 school year. The appeal must be sustained in part. The cross-appeal must be dismissed.

21-191
This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law. Petitioner (the district) appeals from the decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which ordered the district to reimburse respondents (the parents) for the costs of the student's tuition at the Lindamood-Bell Academy and the Children's Academy for the 2018-19 school year. The appeal must be dismissed.

21-190
This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law. Petitioner (the parent) appeals from the decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which denied her request for related services and reimbursement for the cost of a speech-language evaluation. The appeal must be dismissed.

21-189
This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law. Petitioner (the parent) appeals from the decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which partially denied her request for payment of her daughter's tuition costs at the International Institute for the Brain (iBrain) for the 2018-19 school year due to the lack of vision education services for part of the school year. Respondent (the district) cross-appeals from the IHO's determinations that iBrain was an appropriate unilateral placement for the student during the 2018-19 school year and that equitable considerations did not fully bar an award of the cost of tuition at iBrain for the 2018-19 school year. The appeal must be sustained in part. The cross-appeal must be sustained in part.

21-188
This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law. Petitioner (the district) appeals from the decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which ordered the district to fund independent educational evaluations (IEEs) of the student. Respondent (the parent) cross-appeals from those portions of the IHO's decision which failed to address all of the issues raised in the due process complaint notice and which dismissed the due process complaint notice without prejudice. The appeal must be sustained. The cross-appeal must be dismissed.

21-187
This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law. Petitioner (the district) appeals from a decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which ordered it to publicly fund three independent educational evaluations (IEEs) of respondent's (the parent's) son. The parent cross-appeals from the IHO's dismissal of her remaining claims. The appeal must be sustained in part. The cross-appeal must be dismissed.

21-186
This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law. Petitioner (the district) appeals from a decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which determined that the district denied the student a FAPE for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years and awarded respondent (the parent) compensatory educational services. The appeal must be sustained.
