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Since 2006, the Office for Dispute Resolution has made hearing officer decisions available to the public on this website. Before these decisions are posted, all identifiable student information is removed to ensure that confidentiality is maintained.
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| List of Hearing Officer Decisions | ||||||
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| Decision Date | File Number | LEA | IU | Hearing Officer | Issue(s) | |
| Download PDF | 02/28/2025 | 30329-24-25 | Abington School District | 23 | Charles Jelley | Free Appropriate Public Education Section 504 Compensatory Education Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 08/09/2024 | 29370-23-24 | Abington School District | 23 | James Gerl | Gifted Education Procedural Violation |
| Download PDF | 02/09/2024 | 28414-23-24 | Abington School District | 23 | James Gerl | Individualized Education Program Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 11/17/2021 | 25127-20-21 | Abington School District | 23 | Michael McElligott | IEP Goals SDI Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 02/11/2019 | 21469-18-19 | Abington School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 02/01/2019 | 21197-18-19 | Abington School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Evaluation Evidence |
| Download PDF | 03/07/2018 | 19503-17-18 | Abington School District | 23 | William Culleton | Statute of Limitations Specific Learning Disability Progress Reimbursement Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 03/07/2018 | 19535-17-18 | Abington School District | 23 | William Culleton | Statute of Limitations Specific Learning Disability Progress Reimbursement Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 04/11/2017 | 18864-16-17 | Abington School District | 19 | Charles Jelley | Evaluation IEP Behavior |
| Download PDF | 03/21/2017 | 18081-16-17 | Abington School District | 19 | William Culleton | Autistic Spectrum Transition Least Restrictive Environment Tuition Reimbursement Private School Placement |
| Download PDF | 02/14/2017 | 18276-16-17 | Abington School District | 23 | William Culleton | Transfer into District Evaluation IEP Progress Evidence |
| Download PDF | 04/13/2015 | 15392-14-15 | Abington School District | 23 | Brian Ford | Child Find Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation Private School Placement Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 05/12/2014 | 14800-13-14 | Abington School District | 23 | Brian Ford | Evaluation Speech and Language Impaired Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 10/29/2013 | 13764-12-13 | Abington School District | 19 | William Culleton | Specific Learning Disability Speech/Language Impairment IEP Progress Specially Designed Instruction |
| Download PDF | 08/06/2012 | 2805-11-12 | Abington School District | 23 | Anne Carroll | Instruction in the Home NOREP Procedural Violation Pendency |
| Download PDF | 09/07/2011 | 1806-10-11 | Abington School District | 23 | Shawn Lochinger | Gifted and/or Talented |
| Download PDF | 06/15/2011 | 01889-10-11 | Abington School District | 23 | Anne Carroll | Statute of Limitations Compensatory Education Free Appropriate Public Education Reimbursement Extended School Year |
| Download PDF | 11/24/2010 | 00758-09-10 | Abington School District | 23 | William Culleton | ADHD/ADD Compensatory Education IEP Reimbursement Emotional Disturbance |
| Download PDF | 05/30/2010 | 00942-09-10 | Abington School District | 23 | Linda Valentini | Gifted and/or Talented |
| Download PDF | 05/16/2010 | 00625-09-10 | Abington School District | 23 | William Culleton | Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 01/06/2010 | 00510-09-10 | Abington School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Gifted and/or Talented |
| Download PDF | 08/07/2008 | 8470-07-08 | Abington School District | 23 | Debra Wallet | Compensatory Education Placement |
| Download PDF | 06/14/2008 | 8419-07-08 | Abington School District | 23 | William Culleton | Compensatory Education Eligibility |
| Download PDF | 10/15/2007 | 7820-06-07 | Abington School District | 23 | Rosemary Mullaly | Placement Placement |
| Download PDF | 08/05/2007 | 7733-06-07 | Abington School District | 23 | Linda Valentini | Evaluation |