D.Z. v. Bethlehem Area School District

OPINION BY

Judge SIMPSON.

In this appeal, D.Z. asks whether Special Education Hearing Officer Anne L. Carroll, Esq. (Hearing Officer Carroll) erred in dismissing D.Z.’s due process complaint in which she challenged Bethlehem Area School District’s (School District) design and implementation of a Gifted Individualized Education Program (GIEP) for her son, J.Z. (Student). Hearing Officer Carroll concluded that a prior adjudication, which determined Student’s GIEP for the period at issue was appropriately designed and properly implemented, barred D.Z.’s complaint. D.Z. recently appealed that prior…