STATE OF CONNECTICUT
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Student v. Stratford Board of Education - CT SDE Case No. 17-0393
Case No. 17-0393
Student[1] v. Stratford Board of Education
Appearing on behalf of Student: Attorney Andrew Feinstein Feinstein Education Law Group 86 Denison Avenue Mystic, Connecticut 06355
Appearing on behalf of the Board of Education: Attorney Michelle Laubin Berchem, Moses & Devlin, P.C. 75 Broad Street Milford, Connecticut 06460
Appearing before: Janis C. Jerman Hearing Officer
A special education hearing in the above-captioned matter was requested by Board of Education’s (“BOE’s”) Attorney via letter dated March 16, 2017.[2] It was received by Student’s Parent on March 20. The original deadline to mail the final decision and order was May 4. A telephonic pre-hearing conference was held on April 17. Attorney Feinstein appeared on behalf of Student and Attorney Laubin appeared on behalf of BOE.
The following issues were identified:
1. Is the Board of Education’s evaluation of Student appropriate?
2. If the answer to Issue 1 is in the negative, is Student entitled to an Independent Educational Evaluation at public expense?
Via letter dated April 24, BOE’s Attorney requested a 30-day extension of the deadline to mail the final decision in order to accommodate the settlement negotiations in which the parties were actively engaged. After fully considering the positions of the parties, the request was granted and the deadline to mail the final decision and order was extended until June 2, Hearing was scheduled for May 26. On May 19, BOE’s Attorney indicated that Student’s Parents withdrew their request for an independent educational evaluation and that BOE was withdrawing its request for a hearing.
The above-captioned case is dismissed.
Footnotes
[1] In order to comply with the confidentiality requirements of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g (“FERPA”) and related regulations at 34 CFR § 99, this decision uses “Student,” “Parents,” and titles of certain school staff members and witnesses in place of names and other personally identifiable information.
[2] All dates are 2017 unless otherwise indicated.