STATE OF CONNECTICUT
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Shelton Board of Education v. Student - CT SDE Case No. 13-0397
Case No. 13-0397
Shelton Board of Education v. Student
Appearing on behalf of the Board: Attorney Craig Meuser Chinni & Meuser, LLC One Darling Drive Avon, CT 06001
Appearing on behalf of the Student: Attorney Jennifer Laviano The Law Offices of Jennifer Laviano, LLC 76 Route 37 South Sherman, CT 06784
Appearing before: Attorney Catherine M. Spain Hearing Officer
ISSUES:
1. Is the Board’s occupational therapy evaluation of the Student appropriate?
2. If not, must the Board fund the Parents’ requested independent evaluation?
3. Is the Board’s speech and language evaluation of the Student appropriate?
4. If not, must the Board fund the Parents’ requested independent evaluation?
5. Is the Board’s physical therapy evaluation of the Student appropriate?
6. If not, must the Board fund the Parents’ requested independent evaluation?
7. Is the Board’s psychological evaluation of the Student appropriate?
8. If not, must the Board fund the Parents’ requested independent evaluation?
SUMMARY:
A special education hearing was requested by the Board and received by the Student’s Attorney on April 3, 2013. Attorney Laviano appeared on behalf of the Student and Attorney Meuser on behalf of the Board during a telephonic pre-hearing conference on April 9, 2013. On May 3, 2013, the Board, pursuant to a settlement agreement reached by the parties, withdrew its due process hearing request.
FINAL DECISION AND ORDER:
The matter is DISMISSED.