STATE OF CONNECTICUT
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Student v. Norwalk Board of Education - CT SDE Case No. 12-0350
Case No. 12-0350
Student v. Norwalk Board of Education
Appearing on behalf of the Student: Attorney Phillip Cohn Goldman Gruder & Woods 200 Connecticut Avenue Norwalk, CT 06854
Appearing on behalf of the District: Attorney Michael McKeon Sullivan, Schoen, Campane & Connon 646 Prospect Avenue Hartford, CT 06105
Appearing before: Attorney Ann F. Bird, Hearing Officer
FINAL DECISION AND ORDER:
ISSUES:
1. Is the Student entitled to an Independent Psychological Evaluation at public expense?
2. Was the BOE’s failure to initiate due process a violation of FAPE?
PROCEDURAL HISTORY:
The Student submitted a Request for Impartial Special Education Hearing on March 22, 2012. The Hearing Officer was assigned to the case on March 27, 2012. A telephonic prehearing conference was held on April 11, 2012. Hearing dates of May 21, 2012 and May 22, 2012 were scheduled. On May 15, 2012, Counsel for the Student requested that the matter be withdrawn without prejudice. It is ordered that this case is dismissed without prejudice.