Necessity to Conduct IEE and Comply with Stay-Put Provision
Docket Number: 2003654 , Decision Date: 2020-01-27
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The School District violated the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) by failing to conduct an independent evaluation for occupational therapy (OT), failing to provide adequate OT services based on the student’s significant needs, and failing to comply with the stay-put provision of the law.
Special Education Eligibility
Docket Number: 2010941 , Decision Date: 2020-01-14
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The student should have been found eligible for special education in the categories of Emotional Behavior Disorder and Other Health Impairment.
Student Not Placed in Least Restrictive Environment
Docket Number: 1920354 , Decision Date: 2020-01-21
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The School District denied the student a free appropriate public education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) because it did not place the student in the least restrictive environment.
Failure to Implement IEP
Docket Number: 1920101 , Decision Date: 2019-09-25
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The School District’s material failure to implement the student’s Individualized Education Program resulted in a denial of a free appropriate public education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
No violation of Child Find
Docket Number: 1810680 , Decision Date: 2018-01-22
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Although the District could have acted with more urgency, it did not violate the Child Find provisions of IDEA, which require it to identify and evaluate a child with a suspected disability within a reasonable amount of time.
Psychologist not required at IEP meeting
Docket Number: 1814155 , Decision Date: 2018-01-22
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IDEA does not require psychologist to attend IEP meetings to discuss psychoeducational evaluation results.