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Virginia Department of Education
Division of Special Education and Student Services
Office of Dispute Resolution and Administrative Services

The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) publishes its hearing officer decisions to promote a better understanding of the special education due process procedure, agency policy, and the application of special education regulations.

To achieve an appropriate balance between a citizen's rights to access records of governmental activities and privacy concerns, the VDOE will publish the hearing officer decisions in a manner that preserves personal privacy. To do so, the VDOE removes any information that could possibly identify the student or removes information that could be used to determine the identity of a student by inference.

View special education hearing officer decisions:

2001-2002 fiscal year

2002-2003 fiscal year

2003-2004 fiscal year

2004-2005 fiscal year

2005-2006 fiscal year

2006-2007 fiscal year

2007-2008 fiscal year

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Note: Since July 1, 2005, the right of appeal is governed by 20 U.S.C. Section 1415(i)(2)(B). A decision is final and binding unless either party appeals in a federal district court within 90 calendar days of the date of the decision, or in a state circuit court within one year of the date of the decision.




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