COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Division of Administrative Law Appeals Bureau of Special Education Appeals In re: Student v. Danvers Public Schools BSEA #: 17-01031 RULING ON PARENT’S MOTION FOR RECUSAL OF HEARING OFFICER PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Parent, through her advocate, submitted a hearing request to the BSEA on August 19, 2016. As is customary, the matter was…Look at this result
Read MoreIn Re: Student & Manchester-Essex Regional School District – BSEA # 17-02730
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW APPEALS Bureau of Special Education Appeals In Re: Student & Manchester-Essex Regional School District BSEA # 17-02730 RULING ON MOTION OF MANCHESTER-ESSEX REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER Student is a seventh grader who lives with her parents (Parents) within the Manchester-Essex Regional School District (MERSD or District)….Look at this result
Read MoreIn Re: Student v. Scituate Public Schools – BSEA # 17-02015
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW APPEALS BUREAU OF SPECIAL EDUCATION APPEALS In Re: Student v. Scituate Public Schools BSEA# 17-02015 Ruling on Scituate Public Schools’ Motion to Compel Parents’ Responses to First Request for Production of Documents and First Request for Interrogatories and Scituate’s Response to Parents’ Continued Refusal to Provide Documents;…Look at this result
Read MoreIn RE: Student & Reading Public Schools – BSEA # 17-06923
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW APPEALS SPECIAL EDUCATION APPEALS In RE: Student & Reading Public Schools BSEA # 17-06923 RULING ON READING PUBLIC SCHOOLS’ MOTION TO DISMISS Parents filed a Hearing Request with the Bureau of Special Education Appeals (“BSEA”) on February 21, 2017. On March 6, 2017 Reading Public Schools (“Reading” or…Look at this result
Read MoreIn Re: Student v. Andover Public Schools – BSEA # 17-06174
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW APPEALS BUREAU OF SPECIAL EDUCATION APPEALS In Re: Student v. Andover Public Schools BSEA # 17-06174 RULING ON ANDOVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS’ MOTION FOR A PROTECTIVE ORDER Andover Public Schools (Andover) submits this Motion in connection with discovery requests filed by Parents in the above-referenced matter. By way of…Look at this result
Read MoreIn re: Student v. Acton-Boxborough Regional School District – BSEA # 17-03770
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS DIVISION OF ADMININSTRATIVE LAW APPEALS BUREAU OF SPECIAL EDUCATION APPEALS In re: Student v. Acton-Boxborough Regional School District BSEA # 17-03770 RULING ON ACTON-BOXBOROUGH REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS MOTION TO JOIN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES AND PARENTS REQUEST FOR POSTPONEMENT OF THE HEARING On December 19, 2016, Acton-Boxborough Regional School District (AB)…Look at this result
Read MoreIn Re: Dorian and Waltham Public Schools – BSEA #17-02306
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW APPEALS BUREAU OF SPECIAL EDUCATION APPEALS In Re: Dorian and Waltham Public Schools BSEA # 17-02306 RULING ON PARENT’S MOTION TO QUASH AND VACATE SUBPOENAS AND WALTHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS’ MOTION TO COMPEL This matter comes before the Hearing Officer on two pre-hearing motions: Parent’s Motion to…Look at this result
Read MoreWorcester Public Schools v. Fitchburg Public Schools & the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education – BSEA # 17-09036
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS BUREAU OF SPECIAL EDUCATION APPEALS Worcester Public Schools v. Fitchburg Public Schools & the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education BSEA # 17-09036 RULING ON THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES’ MOTION TO VACATE SUBPOENA DUCES TECUM This case involves an appeal by Worcester Public Schools (“Worcester”) of the Department of Elementary…Look at this result
Read MoreIn re: Ann and Medford Public Schools- BSEA # 17-09151
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Division of Administrative Law Appeals Bureau of Special Education Appeals In re: Ann[1] and Medford Public Schools BSEA #1709151 RULING ON MEDFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS’ MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT BACKGROUND On April 27, 2017 Parents filed a Hearing Request (including three exhibits labelled P-1 to P-3) against the Medford Public Schools (MPS)….Look at this result
Read MoreIn Re: Dorian v. Waltham Public Schools – BSEA # 17-02306
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW APPEALS BUREAU OF SPECIAL EDUCATION APPEALS In Re: Dorian 1 BSEA # 17-02306 RULING ON WALTHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS’ MOTION TO DISMISS, WALTHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS’ MOTION FOR RULINGS AND SANCTIONS, PARENT’S CROSS MOTION FOR SANCTIONS AND MOTION TO COMPEL, AND PARENT’S MOTION TO ENTER PROTECTIVE ORDERS This matter comes before…Look at this result
Read MoreIn re: Eli v. Norwood Public Schools & Massachusetts Department of Children and Families – BSEA # 17-10189
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS DIVISION OF ADMININSTRATIVE LAW APPEALS BUREAU OF SPECIAL EDUCATION APPEALS In re: Eli1 v. Norwood Public Schools & Massachusetts Department of Children and Families BSEA # 17-10189 RULING ON NORWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS’ MOTION TO JOIN THE MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES This matter comes before the Hearing Officer on a Motion filed…Look at this result
Read MoreStudent v. Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School – BSEA # 17-10814
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS BUREAU OF SPECIAL EDUCATION APPEALS Student v. Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School BSEA # 17-10814 RULING ON MINUTEMAN REGIONAL VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL’S MOTION TO DISMISS This case involves a 19-year old special education student (hereinafter, Student) who is enrolled in the Nashoba Regional School District (hereinafter, Nashoba) and received a certificate of…Look at this result
Read MoreStudent v. Hampden-Wilbraham R.S.D. – BSEA # 17-10699
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS BUREAU OF SPECIAL EDUCATION APPEALS Student v. Hampden-Wilbraham R.S.D. BSEA # 17-10699 RULING ON HAMPDEN WILBRAHAM REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT’S MOTION TO DISMISS This case involves an eighteen-year old special education student (hereinafter, Student) who is enrolled in the Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District (hereinafter, Hampden). Student currently receives special education services…Look at this result
Read MoreStudent & Concord & Natick Public Schools BSEA # 18-00182
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW APPEALS BUREAU OF SPECIAL EDUCATION APPEALS Student & Concord & Natick Public Schools BSEA # 18-00182 …Look at this result
Read MoreIn Re: Dorian and Waltham Public Schools – BSEA # 17-02306
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW APPEALS BUREAU OF SPECIAL EDUCATION APPEALS In Re: Dorian[1] BSEA # 17-02306 RULING ON WALTHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND PARENT’S MOTION TO RECONSIDER HER MOTION TO POSTPONE This matter comes before the Hearing Officer on the Motion for Summary Judgment filed by Waltham Public Schools…Look at this result
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