STATE OF CONNECTICUT
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Student v. CTHSS Board of Education - CT SDE Case No. 15-0224
Case No. 15-0224
Student v. CTHSS Board of Education
Appearing on behalf of the Student: Attorney Colin Milne Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities 60 B Weston Street Hartford, CT 06120
Appearing on behalf of the Board: Attorney Craig Meuser Chinni & Meuser LLC One Darling Drive Avon, CT 06001
Appearing before: Attorney Brette H. Fitton Hearing Officer
ISSUE:
Does the District’s proposed program for the 2014-2015 school year, which would result in Student’s removal from Vinal Technical High School and placement in a program within the District served by Student’s hometown Local Education Agency, result in a failure to provide Student with a Free Appropriate Public Education in the Least Restrictive Environment?
PROCEDURAL HISTORY AND SUMMARY:
On November 7, 2014 the CTHSS Board of Education received a request for Special Education Due Process Hearing. During the prehearing conference held on November 26, 2014, hearing dates were set and the deadline for the mailing of the Final Decision and Order was established as January 21,2015. During the prehearing conference the parties agreed to participate in mediation and to request an extension of the deadline for the mailing of the Final Decision and Order to provide the parties time to engage in settlement discussions. This request was granted and the revised deadline for the mailing of the Final Decision and Order was established as February 20, 2015. On January 2, 2015, Attorney for the Student and Attorney for the Board requested that the first scheduled hearing date of January 13, 2015 be postponed in order to permit the parties to engage in mediation on that date. This request was granted. On January 20, :
2015, in advance of the next scheduled hearing date of January 23, 2015, Attorney for the Student withdrew the hearing request.
FINAL DECISION AND ORDER:
In light of the above facts, the case is dismissed.