STATE OF NEW JERSEY
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
ORDER
EMERGENT RELIEF
OAL DKT. NO. EDS 05798-26
AGENCY DKT. NO. 2026-40786
A.G. AND N.F. ON BEHALF OF O.G.,
Petitioners,
v.
MOUNTAIN LAKES BORO BOARD OF EDUCATION,
Respondent.
A.G. and N.F., parents of O.G., petitioners, pro se
Vittorio S. LaPira, Esq. and Mario Bennetti, for respondent (Fogarty & Hara PC, attorneys)
BEFORE SUDHA V. RAJA, ALJ:
THIS MATTER was brought before this tribunal by petitioners upon application for Emergent Relief. Papers were submitted in support of and in opposition to the application. Both parties appeared for oral argument on April 21, 2026. Having considered the papers submitted and oral arguments presented, and for the reasons stated on the record, and for good cause shown; IT IS on this 21st day of April 2026, ORDERED that petitioners’ application for Emergent Relief is DENIED. This order on application for emergency relief remains in effect until a final decision is issued on the merits of the case. If the parent or adult student believes that this order is not being fully implemented, then the parent or adult student is directed to communicate that belief in writing to the Director of the Office of Special Education. Since the parents requested the due process hearing, this case is returned to the Department of Education for a local resolution session under 20 U.S.C. § 1415(f)(1)(B)(i).
April 21, 2026 DATE
SUDHA V. RAJA, ALJ
Date Received at Agency:
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