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Divisions > Special Education and Early Intervention > Complaint Investigation and Due Process Branch
Due Process Hearing Decisions - FY08 - 2nd Quarter
(October 1, 2007 - December 31, 2007)

In cases where MSDE has been informed that a hearing decision is being appealed in accordance with Section 615(i) of IDEA 2004, an asterisk (*) is placed next to the OAH Case #.  The civil or district court number of the case is provided when available.
Public Agency OAH Case #
______________
Decision Date
Hearing Requested By Issues
Baltimore County Public Schools
07-H-BCNY-24217
10/1/2007
Parent/Guardian Tuition Reimbursement, Proper Written Notice
Decision Summary
____________
This case was remanded back to OAH by the U.S. District Court. The ALJ reversed the earlier decision (#05-H-BCNY-60161) and determined that BCPS' failure to respond to the parent's letter requesting the assignment of the student to a different school denied the student FAPE, and granted the parent's request for tuition reimbursement.

Public Agency OAH Case #
______________
Decision Date
Hearing Requested By Issues
Calvert County Public Schools
07-H-CALV-43918
12/26/2007
Parent/Guardian

IEP Development/Review
/Revision, Tuition Reimbursement

Decision Summary
____________
The ALJ concluded the IEP and placement were appropriate to provide the student FAPE, therefore, denied the parent's request for reimbursement of the educational component of a residential placement.

Public Agency OAH Case #
______________
Decision Date
Hearing Requested By Issues
Montgomery County Public Schools
07-H-MONT-17779
10/22/2007
Parent/Guardian IEP Development/Review
/Revision, Tuition Reimbursement
Decision Summary
____________
The ALJ concluded the IEP and placement were appropriate to provide the student FAPE, therefore, denied the parent's request for tuition reimbursement.

Public Agency OAH Case #
______________
Decision Date
Hearing Requested By Issues
Montgomery County Public Schools
07-H-MONT-27721
11/15/2007
Parent/Guardian IEP Development/Review
/Revision, Tuition Reimbursement
Decision Summary
____________
The ALJ concluded the MCPS IEP and placement are appropriate to provide the student FAPE in the LRE, therefore, denied the parent's request for tuition reimbursement.

Public Agency OAH Case #
______________
Decision Date
Hearing Requested By Issues
Montgomery County Public Schools
07-H-MONT-29662
11/15/2007
Parent/Guardian Identification/Evaluation/Reevaluation, IEP Development/Review/Revision, Proper Written Notice, Tuition Reimbursement
Decision Summary
____________
The ALJ concluded MCPS' failure to reevaluate the student and failure to provide proper written notice resulted in an inappropriate IEP, but denied the parent's request for tuition reimbursement because they failed to establish their unilateral placement was appropriate.

Public Agency OAH Case #
______________
Decision Date
Hearing Requested By Issues
Montgomery County Public Schools
07-H-MONT-36908
10/26/2007
Public Agency Identification/Evaluation/Reevaluation,
IEP Development/Review/Revision, Placement/LRE/complainant requesting
more restrictive
Decision Summary
____________
The ALJ concluded the LRE in which to provide the student FAPE is the MCPS recommended placement of a residential school program. The ALJ also orderd the MCPS to conduct a reevaluation to determine if the student has additional learning disabilities.

Public Agency OAH Case #
______________
Decision Date
Hearing Requested By Issues
Prince George's County Public Schools
07-H-PGEO-28251
11/2/2007
Parent/Guardian IEP Development/Review/Revision, Placement/LRE/complainant requesting less restrictive
Decision Summary
____________
The ALJ concluded the parents failed to establish that placement in a less restrictive environment would be able to provide the student FAPE, therefore, denied their request for placement of the student in her home school in a general education classroom.

Public Agency OAH Case #
______________
Decision Date
Hearing Requested By Issues
Prince George's County Public Schools
07-H-PGEO-42661
12/31/2007
Parent/Guardian IEP Development/Review/Revision, Placement/LRE/complainant requesting less restrictive
Decision Summary
____________
The ALJ concluded the IEP and placement are appropriate to provide the student FAPE in the LRE, therefore, denied the parent's request for placement in the student's home school.

 


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