A new administrative decision out of Nevada, Douglas County School District, found that a District violated the IDEA when it failed to conduct a Manifestation Determination Review (“MDR”) meeting prior to expelling a 10th grader with Other Health Impairment. The hearing officer in this matter concluded that despite the fact that the student brought a potentially dangerous airsoft pistol to school, it did not excuse the school district’s obligation to determine whether the disciplinary offense was related to the student’s disability. In addition to ordering the school district to conduct an MDR meeting, the hearing officer awarded compensatory educational services to the student for the time missed between his expulsion and the due process hearing decision.
November 2019
