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24-251
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 her request that respondent (the district) fund the costs of her daughter's unilaterally-obtained services delivered by Always a Step Ahead, Inc. (Step Ahead) at a specified rate for the 2023-24 school year. The district cross-appeals that equitable considerations do not favor the parent. The appeal must be dismissed. The cross-appeal must be dismissed.
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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 her request that respondent (the district) fund the costs of her son's private services delivered by Always a Step Ahead, Inc. (Step Ahead) for the 2023-24 school year. The appeal must be sustained in part.
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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 that respondent (the district) fund the cost of the occupational therapy (OT) services and physical therapy (PT) services delivered to her daughter by Always a Step Ahead, Inc. (Step Ahead) at specified rates for the 2023-24 school year. The district cross-appeals and asserts that equitable considerations do not favor direct funding. The appeal must be sustained in part. The cross-appeal must be dismissed.
24-249.pdf24-248
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 his request that respondent (the district) fund the costs of his daughter's tuition at the Bay Ridge Preparatory School (Bay Ridge) for the 2023-24 school year. The appeal must be dismissed.
24-248.pdf24-247
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 dismissed the due process complaint with prejudice on statute of limitations grounds. The appeal must be dismissed.
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24-245
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 found that respondent (the district) offered her son an appropriate educational program for the 2023-24 school year. The appeal must be dismissed.
24-245.pdf24-243
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 that the parent failed to timely request equitable services from respondent (the district) pursuant to Education Law § 3602-c for the 2023-24 school year and therefore denied her request that the district fund her son's private special education services delivered by Always a Step Ahead, Inc. (Step Ahead) for the 2023-24 school year. The appeal must be dismissed.
24-243.pdf24-242
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 her request that respondent (the district) fund the costs of her daughter's private services delivered by Educational Services of Brooklyn Inc. (Educational Services) for the 2023-24 school year. The district cross-appeals from those portions of the IHO's decision which addressed equitable considerations, and which awarded compensatory education. The appeal must be dismissed. The cross-appeal must be sustained in part.
24-242.pdf24-241
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 that respondent (the district) fund the cost of the occupational therapy (OT) services delivered to her son by Always a Step Ahead, Inc. (Step Ahead) at a specified rate for the 2023-24 school year. The appeal must be sustained.
24-241.pdf24-240
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 in part her request that respondent (the district) fund the costs of her daughter's private services delivered by Always a Step Ahead (Step Ahead) for the 2023-24 school year. The district cross-appeals from that portion of the IHO's decision which determined that the unilaterally obtained services Step Ahead provided to the student were appropriate. The appeal must be dismissed. The cross-appeal must be sustained.
24-240.pdf24-239
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) appeal 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 the costs of their son's tuition at the Winston Preparatory School (Winston Prep) for the 2023-24 school year. The appeal must be sustained.
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24-237
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 a decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which denied their request that respondent (the district) fully fund the costs of their daughter's private nursing and transportation services delivered while she was unilaterally enrolled at the International Academy for the Brain (iBrain) for the 2023-24 school year. The district cross-appeals from that portion of the IHO's decision which awarded the full cost of the student's tuition at iBrain. The appeal must be dismissed. The cross-appeal must be dismissed.
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24-234
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 the district failed to offer respondent's (the parent's) son a free appropriate public education (FAPE) and ordered it to provide direct funding for unilaterally obtained services and a bank of hours of services as compensatory education. The appeal must be sustained, and for reasons set forth below, the matter must be remanded for further administrative proceedings.
24-234.pdf24-233
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 dismissed his due process complaint notice with prejudice on the basis of res judicata. The district cross-appeals from the IHO's decision which awarded home-based applied behavior analysis (ABA) services as the student's pendency placement. The appeal must be dismissed. The cross-appeal must be sustained.
24-233.pdf24-232
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 special education itinerant teacher (SEIT) services and related services unilaterally-obtained by respondent (the parent) for her son for the 2023-24 school year and awarded a bank of compensatory educational services to remedy the district's failure to implement services for the student. The appeal must be sustained, and for reasons set forth below, the matter must be remanded for further administrative proceedings.
24-232.pdf24-231
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 found the district failed to offer the student a free appropriate public education (FAPE) and ordered it to provide direct funding for the parent's unilaterally obtained services. The appeal must be sustained, and for reasons set forth below, the matter must be remanded for further administrative proceedings.
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