In Susquehanna Township School District v. Frances J. and Charles J. ex rel. Jelani J., 39 IDELR 5 (Pennsylvania Commonwealth Circuit Court 2003), a state court ruled in favor of a student and ordered a local school district to pay for one-year of a college prep program included in the student's transition plan. The district contended it owed no further duty to provide the student a free and appropriate education since the student had already graduated. The review panel indicated that transition services had not been provided as delineated in the student's IEP; therefore, all requirements of graduation had not been fulfilled and the district was obligated to provide the services.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Transition Services Must be Provided Despite Student's Completion of Academic Requirements for Graduation
In Susquehanna Township School District v. Frances J. and Charles J. ex rel. Jelani J., 39 IDELR 5 (Pennsylvania Commonwealth Circuit Court 2003), a state court ruled in favor of a student and ordered a local school district to pay for one-year of a college prep program included in the student's transition plan. The district contended it owed no further duty to provide the student a free and appropriate education since the student had already graduated. The review panel indicated that transition services had not been provided as delineated in the student's IEP; therefore, all requirements of graduation had not been fulfilled and the district was obligated to provide the services.
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