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DECISIONDismissedCT SDE Case No. 09-0394

Student v. Westport Board of Education

STATE OF CONNECTICUT

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Student v. Westport Board of Education - CT SDE Case No. 09-0394

Case No. 09-0394

Student v. Westport Board of Education

Appearing on behalf of the Parent: Pro se

Appearing on behalf of the Board: Attorney Marsha Belman Moses Berchem Moses & Devlin PC 75 Broad Street Milford, CT 06460

Appearing before: Attorney Janis C. Jerman, Hearing Officer

ISSUE:

A special education hearing in the above-captioned matter was requested by the Board of Education via letter dated April 6, 2009. The 30-day resolution period ran through May 5, 2009. The deadline for mailing the final decision and order is June 19, 2009. A pre-hearing conference was held on May 6, 2009. Attorney Marsha Belman Moses appeared on behalf of the Board of Education and Parents appeared on behalf of the Student. At the pre-hearing conference, the parties agreed that the issue surrounded the Parents’ request for an independent evaluation at district expense. Parents indicated that they were withdrawing the request for an independent evaluation. Upon receipt of Parents’ withdrawal of the request for an independent evaluation at public expense, the Board of Education withdrew its Complaint via letter dated May 12, 2009.

In light of the above facts, the above-captioned case is hereby dismissed.