Allowing Home Instruction

A 6-year-old girl was undergoing chemotherapy and couldn’t attend school because the treatment weakened her immune system.

Then the school district refused to provide instruction at her home.

Cuddy Law Firm took her case to a hearing on accommodations – like home instruction – that should be provided under a Section 504 plan for the girl.

An Impartial Hearing Officer in New York decided in favor of the girl. The hearing officer ordered 35 hours of makeup instruction and an assessment of what she needed for the next school year.

Her parents, with help from Cuddy Law Firm, made sure the child’s illness didn’t deprive her of the opportunity to learn.