STATE OF CONNECTICUT
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Student v. Region 9 Board of Education - CT SDE Case No. 17-0415
Case No. 17-0415
Student and Region 9 Board of Education
Appearing on behalf of the Student: Attorney Courtney Spencer Law Office of Courtney Spencer LLC 100 Riverview Center, Suite 120 Middletown, Ct 06457
Appearing on behalf of the Board of Education: Attorney Marsha Moses Berchem, Moses & Devlin 75 Broad Street Milford, CT 06460
Appearing before: Attorney Ann F. Bird Hearing Officer
ISSUES:
Did the Board of Education offer the Student a Free Appropriate Public Education from January 1, 2017 to the present?
a. If not, does the Student require a residential placement?
b. If so, is Pacia appropriate for the Student?
c. If so, should the Student be placed at Pacia and/or reimbursed for the expense of his matriculation at Pacia?
PROCEDURAL HISTORY:
The Student requested a special education due process hearing in the above-captioned matter on May 17, 2017. This Impartial Hearing Officer was appointed to hear the case on May 19, 2017. Telephonic pre-hearing conferences were scheduled for June 15, 2017 and June 22, 2017.
On June 21, 2017, the Student reported that the parties reached a settlement in principal and also suggested that the Prehearing conference was unnecessary. The Prehearing conference was cancelled for June 22, 2017.
On June 30, 2017, the Student reported that the parties reached an agreement for settlement of this matter and the Student requested that the matter be withdrawn or dismissed with prejudice.
FINAL DECISION AND ORDER:
It is ordered that the Student’s request is granted and the matter is dismissed with prejudice.