by Common Ground | Feb 23, 2020 | Courts
A judge has ordered a Morris County School district to reimburse the parents of a child with disabilities for four years of private school tuition and transportation as a result of the district’s failure to provide FAPE. The parents had unilaterally placed their son...
by Common Ground | Aug 12, 2019 | Courts
An administrative law judge has ordered a New Jersey school district to reimburse parents for three years of tuition and other costs related to unilateral placement at a private school. The matter involves a 9-year-old Burlington County girl with autism, dyslexia,...
by Common Ground | Oct 6, 2015 | Courts
A New Jersey Administrative Law Judge has order a Passaic County school district to reimburse parents for out-of-district tuition they paid because the district failed to provide FAPE. The case involves a teen with Asperger’s Syndrome and ADHD who was classified as...
by Common Ground | Aug 11, 2014 | Courts
The United States District Court has upheld the decision of an Administrative Law Judge, requiring a New Jersey School district to reimburse parents for placement in an approved private school. The case involves a preschooler with severe autism for whom private...
by Common Ground | Apr 22, 2014 | Courts
A New Jersey Administrative Law Judge recently ordered a central New Jersey school district to reimburse parents for the tuition costs of a state-approved private school. The case involves a teenage girl with bipolar disorder classified as “emotionally...
by Common Ground | Sep 12, 2011 | Courts
A New Jersey Administrative Law Judge has ruled that a local school district must reimburse parents for the cost of a private, out-of-district program. “The judge noted that the student’s grades took into consideration effort, and were the result of a lot of...
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