Tigard, OR
Education Lawyer at Tigard, OR
Practice Areas: Education
OUTCOME: Stipulated corrective action ordered by the ODE.
The parents, on behalf of the student, filed a Citizens Complaint with the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) against the Gladstone School District.
OUTCOME: Student/parents were the prevailing party.
Special Education Citizen's Complaint filed with the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) in Washington State.
OUTCOME: Settlement agreement reached.
Parents, on behalf of the high school student, filed a Due Process Complaint, alleging both procedural and substantive violations of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
OUTCOME: Student/family prevailed.
The District's failure to provide a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) to the student. As a result, the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ordered the District to reimburse the parents for tuition a ... t a private school, counsel, and evaluation.
OUTCOME: Student/family prevailed.
The District failed to provide a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) to the high school student. The District failed to meet its "child find" and evaluation obligations under the Individuals with ... Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) because it did not conduct a special education evaluation/referral after the student's discharge from in-patient psychiatric hospitalization. The Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ordered partial reimbursement of the student's private, residential placement costs.
OUTCOME: WOU Enters Resolution Agreement with OCR
"The U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is ceasing its investigation of the above-referenced case based on the enclosed Voluntary Resolution Agreement (agreement) signed by th ... e president of Western Oregon University (university), on May 22,2009. OCR and the university developed this agreement in response to the allegations contained in this complaint. The university's implementation of the agreement will resolve the allegations that OCR accepted for resolution. Our closure of this case is contingent on the university's successful completion of the requirements of the agreement, which includes monitoring provisions. Under the monitoring provisions, the university will provide OCR with its final compliance report by September 30, 2009."
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