H.M. and M.M. obo E.M. v. Manalapan-Englishtown Regional BOE | Case 08451-26 | 2026-06-01

New Jersey is an Equal Opportunity Employer State of New Jersey OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW ORDER ON EMERGENT RELIEF OAL DKT. NO. EDS 08451-26 AGENCY DKT. NO. 2026-41087 H.M. AND M.M. ON BEHALF OF E.M., Petitioners, v. MANALAPAN-ENGLISHTOWN REGIONAL BOARD OF EDUCATION, Respondent. _________________________________ H.M. and M.M., parents of E.M., pro se, for petitioner Douglas M. Silvestro, Esq., for respondent (Busch Law Group, LLC, attorneys) Record Closed: May 29, 2026 Decided: June 1, 2026 BEFORE MAMTA PATEL, ALJ: THIS CASE having been brought before the Office of Administrative Law by petitioners upon an application for emergent relief filed with the Office of Administrative Law on May 27, 2026. Papers were submitted in support of and in opposition to the application. Having cons idered the papers submitted in support of and in opposition to the application, and having considered the arguments of pro se parents and counsel at oral argument, and for good cause having been shown;

OAL DKT. NO. EDS 08451-26 2 IT IS on this 1st day of June, 2026, ORDERED that the application for emergent relief is DENIED for the reasons stated on the record. 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). June 1, 2026 DATE MAMTA PATEL, ALJ Date Received at Agency: Date Sent to Parties: MP/jm

OAL DKT. NO. EDS 08451-26 3 APPENDIX Witnesses For Petitioner: None For Respondent: None Exhibits For Petitioner: Petitioners application for emergent relief P-1 Recording of IEP meeting, NOT ADMITTED. P-2 Email to and from H.M. to Amanda Fabiano, Eds, Case Manager, dated January 29, 2026 P-3 IEP meeting invite to H.M. and M.M., dated May 4, 2026 P-4 Emails to and from H.M. to Amanda Fabiano, dated May 21, 2026 P-5 Sections of 2025-2026 IEP, attached to P-6 P-6 Letter to H.M. from Amanda Fabiano, dated October 30, 2026 P-7 Emails to and from Amanda Fabiano to H.M. and H.M.’s re dated October 30, 2025 – November 12, 2025 P-8 Supplemental Reading Assessment, dated May 7, 2026 P-9 Email from H.M. to Amanda Fabiano, dated February 5, 2026 P-10 Supplemental Reading Homework list from April 10, 2026 – May 6, 2026 For Respondent: Opposition papers Certification of Ms. Georgianna Petillo, Director of Special Education

OAL DKT. NO. EDS 08451-26 4 R-1 Signed February 5, 2026, IEP