Due Proccess Hearings - FY17 - 4th Quarter

(April 1, 2017 – June 30, 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 #
______________
Decision Date
 Hearing Requested By Issues
Cecil County Public Schools

17-H-CECL-01881

5/3/2017
 Parent/Guardian IEP Implementation-Placement, IEP Implementation-accommodations, aids & services, modificaions
Decision Summary
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The ALJ concluded that, while there was a procedural violation identified, the IEP and placement provided by the school system was reasonably calculated to offer the ​student a ​FAPE. ​Therefore, the parents' request to have the ​student placed at another separate nonpublic day school at public expense ​was denied.

 

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

17-H-HARF-06912

5/16/2017
 Public Agency Evaluation/Assessment
Decision Summary
____________

The ALJ authorized ​the school system to conduct an evaluation of the student despite the refusal to consent​.​


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

17-H-MONT-07445 & 05768 

4/28/2017
 Parent/Guardian Behavior Interventions (COMAR regulations), Evaluation/Assessment-FBA, Independent Educational Evaluation Procedures
Decision Summary
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The ALJ concluded that the school system was not required to perform a FBA or develop a BIP. The ALJ further concluded that the school system was not ​required to include the ​​student's paraeducators ​to ​attend IEP meetings​. The ALJ ​also determined that the parent ​was not entitled to an IEE at ​school system expense. 



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

17-H-PGEO-00767

6/2/2017
 Other Reimbursement
Decision Summary
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The ALJ concluded that the parent​ was entitled to reimbursement from the school system for the cost of an IEE.




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