STATE OF CONNECTICUT
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Student v. Region 15 Board of Education - CT SDE Case No. 18-0098
Case No. 18-0098
Student v. Region 15 Board of Education
Appearing on behalf of the Parent: Jennifer Laviano, Esq. The Law Offices of Jennifer Laviano, LLC 76 Route 37 South Sherman, CT 06784
Appearing on behalf of the Board: Julie Fay, Esq. Shipman & Goodwin, LLP 1 Constitution Plaza Hartford, CT 06103
Appearing before: Patrick L. Kennedy, Esq. Hearing Officer
ISSUES:
1. Did the Board deny the student FAPE for the 2016-17 school year?
2. Has the Board denied the student FAPE for the 2017-18 school year?
3. If the Board has denied FAPE, is the student’s current placement at Kildonan an appropriate one?
4. Depending on the answers to the foregoing questions, should the parents be provided with reimbursement for costs already incurred in sending the student to Kildonan?
5. Should the student be provided with compensatory education?
6. Should any other relief be ordered?
SUMMARY AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY:
Case 18-0098 was commenced by the parents by request received by the Board on August 28, 2017. A prehearing conference was held on September 15, 2017. At the prehearing conference, a hearing date was set for November 14, 2017 and the decision date was determined to be November 9, 2017. The hearing was subsequently cancelled and the decision date was extended to December 11, 2017.
On November 8, 2017, the undersigned hearing officer was advised by the attorneys for both parties that they had reached a settlement in the case and that the matter should therefore by dismissed with prejudice.
FINAL DECISION AND ORDER:
The matter is dismissed with prejudice.