Friday, January 27, 2012
After a protracted legal battle that reached federal court, Moorestown School District paid the parents of an autistic boy who accused the district of blocking their son's education.
Moorestown School District paid $239,000 to settle a long-running legal battle with a family who sued the district on behalf of their autistic son. The district settled with the Duman family last month after a four-year battle over whether the district was responsible for providing an Individual Education Plan (IEP) for their son, who lived in the district but was not enrolled. Attorneys for the school district argued the boy, now 15, had to be enrolled before the district could provide an IEP. But to do that, without seeing the IEP first to know if it was acceptable, the Dumans would have risked losing their spot at Orchard Friends School in Riverton, where the boy was attending at the time. The Dumans argued—and a federal judge ruled—the…
Thursday, December 15, 2011
The Moorestown school board approved a settlement in the 4-year-old case earlier this week.
After four long years, the Duman family’s lawsuit against the Moorestown School District may be coming to a close. Attorneys for the Dumans, of Moorestown, and the school district came to terms on a settlement during mediation ordered by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals and the school board approved the settlement agreement at their meeting this week, according to a release from the district. The Dumans sued the district in 2007 after it refused to evaluate or provide an Individual Education Plan (IEP) for their autistic son unless he was enrolled in the district. The Dumans argued—and a federal judge ruled—the district’s refusal violated the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which requires school districts provide an …
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
District appealing ruling in special education case that would cost it hundreds of thousands.
Less than a month after a federal judge ruled against Moorestown Public School District in a case involving its responsibility to provide services to an autistic boy, the district is appealing that decision, according to the boy's father. Judge Renee Marie Bumb in September ruled in favor of the Duman family, who sued the district in civil court after it refused to evaluate or provide an Individual Education Plan (IEP) for their autistic son unless he was enrolled in the district. IEPs are vital for challenged students like their son, said the boy’s father, Scott Duman, because “he’s not like a kid you can just drop off in front of the school. He has to know what he’s getting into.” The Dumans contended the district’s position flew in the …
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4:57 pm on Saturday, January 28, 2012
Thank you for your timely reply. I'm very glad to hear you intended your comment to be sarcastic! (It appears to be fairly evident now) Please understand that I see and hear the term "greedy, overpaid teachers" so often that your sarcasm was lost on me. And I am truly curious to hear the justification for the overuse of said term. As for the irony; (I know pointing this out makes me a bit of a … more ›