The hearing officer found that the pupil required the support of a structured environment and small class size which is available in the SIE-VII class at P.S. 94. With regard to the incidents about which petitioners had complained, the hearing officer found that respondent's staff had promptly investigated the alleged incidents, and that in any event, their significance had been overstated by petitioners. Petitioners assert that their child is not emotionally disturbed. The hearing officer referred in his decision to psychological and educational evaluations conducted in May, 1990. The persons who conducted the evaluations observed him to be preoccupied with bumblebees.
Petitioners deny that the pupil was preoccupied.
I find that the evaluation data and other evidence in the record does not afford an adequate basis for concluding that the pupil is emotionally disturbed. The only evidence of a physical examination of the pupil consists of a one page medical documentation form completed by the pupil's physician which includes the cursory remark that the pupil had had a normal physical examination. The record inadequately demonstrates whether the pupil's vision and hearing have been assessed, both of which are especially significant in view of other evaluation results which found that the pupil had visual discrimination and visual motor problems and had a significantly depressed score on a test of his auditory comprehension. That report noted the pupil's language problems, as well as his insecurity and noncompliant behavior, but did not identify the source of his difficulties. However, I note that no such determination has been made.