STATE OF CONNECTICUT
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Student v. New Canaan Board of Education - CT SDE Case No. 18-0137
Case No. 18-0137
Student v. New Canaan Board of Education
Appearing on behalf of the Parents: Attorney Gerry McMahon, and Attorney Mary-Caitlin Harding The Law Offfices of Gerry McMahon, LLC 98 Mill Plain Road, Suite 3B Danbury, CT 06811
Appearing on behalf of the Board: Attorney Andreana Bellach Shipman & Goodwin, LLP 300 Atlantic Street Stamford, CT 06901-3522
Appearing before: Raymond J. Rigat, Esq. Hearing Officer
ISSUES:
1. Whether the Board failed to fulfill its obligations as required by the February 2017 Settlement Agreement?
2. Whether the Board offered any individualized education plan for the 2017-18 School Year?
3. Whether the Board offered FAPE and special services for the 2017-18 School Year?
4. Whether Board should be required to reimburse tuition and related expenses for the Student’s placement at the Eagle Hill School for the 2017-2018 School Year.?
5. Whether the Board failed to comply with the substantive and procedural requirements set forth in the IDEA?
6. Whether the Board should be required to provide the Student with other equitable remedies?
PROCEDURAL HISTORY/SUMMARY:
The Parents brought the Due Process Complaint and Hearing Request on September 29, 2017. The Hearing Officer was appointed on October 14, 2017. A Prehearing Telephone Conference took place on Conference on October 13, 2017. On October 13, 2107, the Parents requested a thirty (30) day extension of the mailing date, which was granted. The mailing date was extended until January 12, 2018. On January 6, 2018, the Parents withdrew their Due Process Complaint without prejudice.
FINAL DECISION AND ORDER:
The matter is DISMISSED