Attorney Cameron R. Morgan's Legal Cases

Education

G.C. o/b/o C.C. v. Montgomery Twp. Bd. of Educ., EDU 12103-2015, No. 152-16 (Commissioner) (April 22, 2016)

Apr 22, 2016

OUTCOME: Obtained dismissal of petition against BOE filed by parents of student under the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act

Successfully obtained summary decision dismissing with prejudice the petition of parents challenging the school district’s determination that their child, who was found to have criticized and insulted ... another child on account of his vegetarianism, violated the New Jersey Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act.

Civil rights

Purvis-Chapman v. Silverstein, No. 14-4252, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 43324 (D.N.J. March 31, 2016)

Mar 31, 2016

OUTCOME: Obtained dismissal of all claims against Defendant school administrators

Successfully obtained dismissal with prejudice of a lawsuit filed by a former high school teacher, who was removed after the filing of tenure charges. In the suit, the former teacher alleged discrimin ... ation claims against the Superintendent and high school principal on the basis of race, disability, and age, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.

Education

R.P. & B.P. o/b/o N.P. v. Burlington Twp. Bd. of Educ., 2016 N.J. Agen. LEXIS 76, EDS 09552-15 (February 24, 2016)

Feb 24, 2016

OUTCOME: Court found IEP offered by school district to special education student with moderate cognitive impairment offered a free and appropriate public education and dismissed the due process petition with prejudice.

Successfully defended a school district in due process hearing, wherein an ALJ held that the district appropriately classified a student, pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, un ... der the category of “moderate cognitive impairment” and appropriately developed an IEP designed to meet her unique needs.

Administrative law

Gloucester City Bd. of Educ. v. A.H. & K.S. o/b/o G.H., EDS 9165-25, Agen. Ref. No. 2015-23030 (July 14, 2015)

Jul 14, 2015

OUTCOME: Obtained emergent relief compelling the parents of preschool disabled special needs child to cooperate with the reevaluation process

Parents of preschool disabled special needs child refused to cooperate with the reevaluation process as their child transitioned into kindergarten, thereby forcing the school district to file an applic ... ation for emergent relief to compel their cooperation.

Education

D.T. o/b/o L.T. v. Willingboro Twp. Bd. of Educ., 2014 N.J. Agen. LEXIS 750, EDS 9218-14, 9219-14 (October 27, 2014)

Oct 27, 2014

OUTCOME: Obtained dismissal of parent's due process petition against school district.

Successfully obtained summary decision dismissing due process petition, and application for attorneys’ fees, of a family whose autistic child had been unilaterally terminated from a county educational ... services placement for aggressive behaviors, following which the school district appropriately secured an alternative placement for the student.

Education

Glassboro Bd. of Educ. v. Glassboro Educ. Support Prof. Ass’n, 2014 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 1375, A-5276-12T1 (2014)

Jun 11, 2014

OUTCOME: Successfully restrained arbitration from an employee grievance over non-renewal of employment

Successfully obtained an Order to Show Cause in the Superior Court, Chancery Division restraining arbitration of a labor grievance brought by a union on behalf of former custodian who was non-renewed f ... or excessive absenteeism. On appeal, the Appellate Division affirmed the restraint of arbitration.

Education

N. Burlington Co. Reg’l Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ. v. N.J. Dep’t of Educ., EDU 2799-12, No. 90-14 (Commissioner) (February 4, 2014)

Feb 04, 2014

OUTCOME: Won the restoration of $1,672,000 in Withheld State Aid

Successfully obtained an initial decision restoring all $1,672,000 in state aid that had been withheld by the New Jersey Department of Education, on the grounds that the monies, which were withheld as ... excess surplus in the district’s budget, were due to federal impact aid and protected from state withholding by federal law. The decision was affirmed by the Commissioner of Education on appeal.

Education

L.A. & A.A. o/b/o G.A. v. River Vale Bd. of Educ., 2011 N.J. Agen. LEXIS 202, EDS 11237-10 (April 14, 2011)

Apr 14, 2011

OUTCOME: Court found school district's IEP offered pre-school child a free and appropriate public education and denied parent's due process petition seeking tuition for unilateral placement, transportation costs, and other items of relief

Successfully defended school district in a due process hearing spanning multiple hearing dates. The ALJ held that the district provided the student with a free and appropriate public education in the ... least restrictive environment, and that the parent was not entitled to tuition reimbursement for their unilateral out-of-district placement, was not entitled to reimbursement for the cost of the student’s hearing aide, was not entitled to reimbursement for the cost of private related services, and was not entitled to mid-day transportation services.

Cameron R. Morgan's Legal Cases (8)

G.C. o/b/o C.C. v. Montgomery Twp. Bd. of Educ., EDU 12103-2015, No. 152-16 (Commissioner) (April 22, 2016)

Purvis-Chapman v. Silverstein, No. 14-4252, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 43324 (D.N.J. March 31, 2016)

R.P. & B.P. o/b/o N.P. v. Burlington Twp. Bd. of Educ., 2016 N.J. Agen. LEXIS 76, EDS 09552-15 (February 24, 2016)

Gloucester City Bd. of Educ. v. A.H. & K.S. o/b/o G.H., EDS 9165-25, Agen. Ref. No. 2015-23030 (July 14, 2015)

D.T. o/b/o L.T. v. Willingboro Twp. Bd. of Educ., 2014 N.J. Agen. LEXIS 750, EDS 9218-14, 9219-14 (October 27, 2014)

Glassboro Bd. of Educ. v. Glassboro Educ. Support Prof. Ass’n, 2014 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 1375, A-5276-12T1 (2014)

N. Burlington Co. Reg’l Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ. v. N.J. Dep’t of Educ., EDU 2799-12, No. 90-14 (Commissioner) (February 4, 2014)

L.A. & A.A. o/b/o G.A. v. River Vale Bd. of Educ., 2011 N.J. Agen. LEXIS 202, EDS 11237-10 (April 14, 2011)