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Many legal
cases result in settlement without the need for
litigation. Cases which go through certain administrative
hearings, or trial and appeal, result in a written opinion, which
becomes part of the public record of written law.
A sample of
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Newest
Filings and Decisions of Note: 2010- 2011 school year
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Education Law:
Federal Litigation
Palisades School District:
Ilene Young Law Offices has filed suit on behalf of a
former student for damages as a result of pervasive
bullying.
Centennial School District:
A Student's claim of entitlement to monetary damages for
violation of his educational rights has been permitted to move forward
to discovery and trial in the Eastern District. Click here to read more.
Mastery Charter School:
Parent prevails in bid to return disenrolled student to charter
school program during due process litigation under stay put provision.
The Court defines the duties of Pennsylvania Charter Schools
under IDEA. Click to read the decision
Follow up: The charter school's motion to
stay, or delay, the effect of the order of court pending appeal is
denied in the opinion at the following link. Click to read the decision
Due Process Decisions
Council Rock S.D.: Parents are awarded tuition reimbursement for denial of FAPE.
Central Bucks S.D.: Parents are awarded full compensatory education for denial of FAPE by District's generic life skills program. Click to read the decision.
Pennsbury S.D.:
Parents are awarded compensatory education and tuition
reimbursement due to District's failure to propose an appropriate
private program and placement for the child. Parents prevail on 504 and IDEA claims. Click to read the decision
Centennial S.D.:
Parents are awarded two full years of compensatory education
and
an independent evaluation due to the District's failure to identify and
appropriately program for the child. Clients prevailed on
Section 504 and IDEA claims.
Click to
read the decision
Philadelphia:
Parents are awarded two full years of compensatory education
for
denial of FAPE, where the student's program did not provide for
adequate academic achievement. Click to read the decision
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Earlier
Decisions
Central Bucks S.D.: Hearing
Officer's finding that District's generic program for students with
Aspergers' syndrome was an appropriate program is reversed on appeal,
Parent's claim prevails Click
to read the decision.
Minersville Area S.D.:
District, found to bear burden of proof in establishing that its
evaluation of student is adequate, fails to do so; Parents
are awarded an independent evaluation by an expert of their choosing at
District expense. Click
to read the decision.
Council Rock S.D.:
Student with ADHD is awarded compensatory education and
tuition reimbursement for two year denial of FAPE. Click to
read the decision.
Children and
Youth
Pennsylvania Superior Court:
The Court of Appeals upholds rights of family against
opposing claims of Bucks County Children and Youth Agency; after three
year battle, child is placed with paternal family. Click
here to read the decision.
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