Attorney Stanczak represented the parents of a high school age student with multiple disabilities, including Autism, Mental retardation and ADHD, in their claim for compensatory education for the past failure to provide the student with an appropriate education and to obtain a ruling addressing the lack of an appropriate IEP for the current year. After an…
This case began with a due process hearing in which the parents and student sought relief arising from the school district’s alleged failure to identify the student as a special education student or a student with a disability under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Student was accused of creating a bomb scare, which was…
Attorney Stanczak represented a mother and her pre-school age autistic child in asserting that the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit 23 (MCIU) failed to adequately evaluate the student, failed to address identified needs, including the child’s need for feeding therapy, and failed to timely provide an appropriate IEP to the student. The Hearing Officer awarded substantial…
Mr. Stanczak represented the parents of a student with Down’s Syndrome that led to a Federal court ruling in favor of student and her parents. The Court ruled that the school district failed to make sufficient efforts to allow the student to participate in regular education classes and ordered that the school district provide additional training to the…