Opinion ID: 72884
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Excluded Report7

Text: The Weisses also claim that the Hearing Officer refused to admit the result of the independent evaluation but proceeded to use the evaluation in ordering his decision. The Weisses claim that the Hearing Officer's actions denied them the benefit of the independent evaluation provided under the IDEA. The Hearing Officer denied the evaluation based on the School Board's hearsay objection. The preparer of the report was not available to testify. and thus the Hearing Officer sustained the objection. Neither party had access to the report for the purposes of the administrative hearing, and there is no showing that the Weisses were barred based on the fact that the report was excluded. Further, the Weisses have not provided any specific proof that the Hearing Officer referred to the report in his findings. The Court finds that the exclusion of the report did not constitute a violation of the IDEA. 7 Plaintiffs claim that the Hearing Officer's failure to admit the report supports its argument that the Final Order should be accorded no deference by this Court. (Plaintiff's Mot. at 30). The Court interprets this argument to allege a violation of the procedures required under the IDEA.