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DECISIONDismissedCT SDE Case No. 17-0185

Cheshire Board of Education v. Student

STATE OF CONNECTICUT

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Cheshire Board of Education v. Student - CT SDE Case No. 17-0185

Case No. 17-0185

Cheshire Board of Education v. Student

Appearing on behalf of the Parent: Nora Belanger, Esq. Law Office of Nora Belanger, LLC 161 East Avenue, Suite 104 Norwalk, CT 06851

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

Appearing before: Sylvia Ho, Esq. Hearing Officer

ISSUES:

1. Is the first FBA appropriate?

2. Is the second FBA appropriate?

3. Ifeither of the above FBAs is not appropriate, are the Parents entitled to an IEE FBA at public expense?

4. Is the District Educational Evaluation appropriate?

PROCEDURAL HISTORY/SUMMARY:

The Board brought the Due Process Complaint and Hearing Request on November 1, 2016. The Hearing Officer was appointed on November 2, 2016. The Hearing Officer wrote the parties and scheduled a Prehearing Conference on November 8, 2016. On November 7, 2016, the Board’s attorney informed the Hearing Officer that Board was withdrawing its Due Process Complaint and Request for Hearing because the Parents had notified the Board that they were withdrawing their request for an independent educational evaluation.

FINAL DECISION AND ORDER:

The matter is DISMISSED.