Due process Hearings-FY17-3rd Quarter

(January 1, 2017 – March 31, 2017)           


Due Process Hearing Decisions - Fiscal Year 2017

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 #
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Decision Date
 Hearing Requested By Issues
Anne Arundel  County Public Schools

16-H-AARU-35924

2/10/2017
 Parent/GuardianIdentification/Evaluation/Reevaluation-Part B
Decision Summary
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The ALJ concluded that the local school system did not fail to timely identify, locate, and evaluate the student's eligibility for services, and​ that the parent is not entitled to an IEE.

Public Agency OAH Case #
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Decision Date
 Hearing Requested By Issues
Baltimore County Public Schools

17-H-BCNY-00268

3/13/2017
 Parent/GuardianTransition Services Determination
Decision Summary
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The ALJ concluded that the student had not been denied a FAPE ​and ​therefore ​denied the   parent​s' due process​ complaint​.


Public AgencyOAH Case #
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Decision Date
Hearing Requested ByIssues
Baltimore County Public Schools

17-H-BCNY-28347

1/11/2017
Parent/GuardianIEP Implementation-accommodatios, aids & services, modifications
Decision Summary
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The ALJ concluded that the school system was providing compensatory services to remediate violations regarding failure to implement parts of the IEP. He further determined that no other remedy is appropriate.


Public AgencyOAH Case #
______________
Decision Date
Hearing Requested ByIssues
Montgomery County Public Schools

16-H-MONT-39004

3/8/2017
Parent/GuardianIEP Implementation-Placement
Decision Summary
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The ALJ concluded that the ​school system offered the student a FAPE and, as a result, denied the parents​'​ request​ that the student be placed in a nonpublic school.


Public AgencyOAH Case #
______________
Decision Date
Hearing Requested ByIssues
Montgomery County Public Schools

16-H-MONT-29848

1/13/2017
Parent/GuardianIEP Implementation-Placement
Decision Summary
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The ALJ concluded that the student's right to a FAPE had not been violated and, as result, dismissed the parents' due process complaint.


Public AgencyOAH Case #
______________
Decision Date
Hearing Requested ByIssues
Prince George's County Public Schools

16-H-PGEO-37653

2/24/2017
Parent/GuardianIdentification/Evaluation/Reevaluation-Part B
Decision Summary
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The ALJ concluded that even with a finding of a procedural error, the school system provided the student with a FAPE. As a result, the ALJ dismissed the parent's due process complaint.


Public AgencyOAH Case #
______________
Decision Date
Hearing Requested ByIssues
Prince George's County Public Schools

16-H-PGEO-34681

3/16/2017
Parent/GuardianCompensatory Services
Decision Summary
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The ALJ concluded that the local school system ​properly evaluated the student and ​provided ​an ​appropriate educational placement​.​ ​As a result, the ALJ determined that the school system did not owe the student compensatory​ services and denied and dismissed the due process complaint.



Public Agency OAH Case #
______________
Decision Date
 Hearing Requested By Issues
Prince George's County Public Schools

16-H-PGEO-30405

1/31/2017
 Parent/Guardian IEP Implementation-accommodations, aids & services, modifications
Decision Summary
____________

The ALJ concluded that the parent did not prove that the school system had failed to provide the student with a FAPE, and as a result, dismissed the due process complaint.




Contact Information

Maryland State Department of Education
Division of Special Education/Early Intervention Services
200 West Baltimore Street Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: 410-767-0238     Fax: 410-333-0664