Decisions

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 dismissed her claims pertaining to the 2017-18 and 2018-19 school years and denied compensatory education services.  Respondent (the district) cross-appeals from the IHO's determination that it denied the student a free appropriate public education (FAPE) for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years.  The appeal must be sustained in part.  The cross-appeal must be dismissed.

Appeal Withdrawn

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 fund compensatory educational services to remedy its failure to implement the student's stay-put placement during the pendency of the proceedings.  The appeal must be dismissed.

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 determined that respondent (the district) did not unilaterally change the student's pendency placement or violate the student's pendency rights as set forth in the parties' September 2019 pendency agreement.  The appeal must be dismissed.

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 individual home-based applied behavior analysis (ABA) services for their daughter.  The appeal must be dismissed.

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 a decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which determined the respondent (district) denied the student a free appropriate public education (FAPE) for the 2021-22 school year and ordered the district to provide a specified special education program to the student for the 2021-22 school year, including transportation, but denied the parent's request for compensatory education for the 2020-21 school year.  The appeal must be sustained in part.

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 Windward School (Windward) for the 2020-21 and 2021-22 school years.  The appeal must be sustained in part.

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 tutoring costs incurred beginning in March 2019 through the 2021-22 school year and for tuition costs for the program at the Winston Preparatory School (Winston Prep) for summer 2021, as well as other relief.  The appeal must be dismissed.

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 respondent (the district) to directly fund their son's home-based services using an applied behavior analysis (ABA) methodology.  The appeal must be dismissed.

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 a decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which denied the parent's request for compensatory education to remedy the respondent's (the district's) failure to offer her son an appropriate educational program and services for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years.  The district cross-appeals from that portion of the IHO's decision which found that it did not offer a free appropriate public education (FAPE) for the 2020-21 school year.  The appeal must be sustained in part.  The cross-appeal must be sustained.  The matter must be remanded to the IHO for further administrative proceedings.

Appeal Withdrawn

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) daughter and ordered it to reimburse the parent for her daughter's tuition costs at the Vincent Smith School (Vincent Smith) for the 2021-22 school year.  The parent cross-appeals from those aspects of the IHO's decision which found certain recommendations made by the district's Committee on Special Education (CSE) were appropriate.  The appeal must be sustained. The cross-appeal must be dismissed.

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 and ordered it to reimburse the parent for her son's tuition costs at The Shefa School (Shefa) for the 2021-22 school year.  The parent cross-appeals from the IHO's reduction of the tuition reimbursement award for religious instruction at Shefa.  The appeal must be sustained.  The cross-appeal must be dismissed.

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 Windward School (Windward) for the 2019-20 school year.  The appeal must be dismissed.

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') daughter and ordered it to reimburse the parents for their daughter's tuition costs at the Aaron School for the 2020-21 school year.  The appeal must be sustained.

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 respondent (the district) to fund the costs of the student's special education teacher support services (SETSS) for the 2021-22 school year.  The appeal must be dismissed.

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 daughter's tuition costs at the Gillen Brewer School (Gillen Brewer) for the 2021-22 school year.  Respondent (the district) cross-appeals from the IHO's determination that it must reimburse the partial cost of an independent educational evaluation (IEE).  The appeal must be dismissed.  The cross-appeal must be dismissed.

Appeal Withdrawn

Appeal Withdrawn

Appeal Withdrawn