STATE OF CONNECTICUT
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Student v. Danbury Board of Education - CT SDE Case No. 15-0112
Case No. 15-0112
Student v. Danbury Board of Education
Appearing on behalf of the Parent: Attorney Gerry McMahon The Law Offices of Gerry McMahon, LLC 98 Mill Plain Road, Suite B Danbury, CT 06811
Appearing on behalf of the Board: Attorney Julie Fay Shipman & Goodwin, LLP 100 Constitution Plaza Hartford, CT 06103-1919
Appearing before: Robert L. Skelley, Esq. Hearing Officer
ISSUES:
1. Did the Danbury Board of Education (“Board”) provide the Student with a free and appropriate public education (“FAPE”) for the school years 2012-2013, inclusive of an extended school year (“ESY”) program?
2. Did the Board provide the Student with a FAPE and ESY for the school years 2013-2014?
3. Did the Board provide the Student with a FAPE and ESY for the school years 2014-2015?
4. Does the Student require an out-of-district placement in order to receive FAPE?
5. If the answer to Issue Number 4 is YES, where is the appropriate placement for the Student?
PROCEDURAL HISTORY:
The Parents filed this complaint on August 25, 2014, with a prehearing conference held on October 7, 2014. The issues listed above were identified for hearing. An initial due process hearing date was set for October 30, 2014. The Parties continued to engage in settlement talks, : and on October 13, 2014, counsel for the Parents notified the Hearing Officer that the Parents wished to withdraw the complaint without prejudice.
FINAL DECISION AND ORDER:
The Parents, through counsel, have requested that this matter be withdrawn. All previously scheduled hearing dates are cancelled. With no further issues to be decided, this matter is dismissed.