COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW APPEALS
SPECIAL EDUCATION APPEALS
In Re: Student v. Dudley-Charlton Regional School District
BSEA# 26-03713
RULING ON PARENTS’ REQUEST TO AMEND THE HEARING REQUEST TO INCLUDE STUDENT’S SIBLINGS AND FOR THE MATTER TO PROCEED AS AN EXPEDITED HEARING
On November 6, 2025, Parents in the above-referenced matter filed an Amended Hearing Request (Amendment) responsive to a Sufficiency Challenge Ruling issued in late October of 2025. Parents’ Amendment seeks among other things, to add Student’s three other siblings to the instant matter, and further seeks that the case proceed as an expedited hearing.
To the extent that Parents’ seek to Amend Student’s Hearing Request in response to the Sufficiency Challenge Ruling and/ or add additional issues pertaining to Student, the request is ALLOWED.
Insofar as the Amendment seeks to include additional parties and additional issues with respect to those parties, this request falls outside the parameters for amending hearing requests pursuant to Rule 1.G of the Hearing Rules for Special Education Appeals and as such, Parents’ Request to add Student’s siblings to the instant matter is DENIED.[1]
Regarding Parents’ request for expedited status, this request is DENIED. Parents’ Amendment does not meet the standard for an expedited hearing pursuant to the IDEA, 20 U.S.C. §1415, or Rule IIC of the Hearing Rules for Special Education Appeals.
BSEA # 26-03713 will proceed under the regular calendar consistent with the Notice of Re-calculated Timelines issued separately today as to Student only. This Ruling is being forwarded to the BSEA Director.
So Ordered by the Hearing Officer,
/s/ Rosa I. Figueroa
Rosa I. Figueroa Dated: November 6, 2025
[1] An email received on November 6, 2025, clarifying Parents’ position, cites to two OSEP letters that I am unable to locate. Furthermore, Parents cite to no specific provision in the IDEA, M.G.L. c. 71B or the Hearing Rules for Special Education Appeals permitting multiple students in one BSEA case, and I know of none.