STATE OF CONNECTICUT
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Student v. East Windsor Board of Education - CT SDE Case No. 18-0182
Case No. 18-0182
Student v. East Windsor Board of Education
Appearing on behalf of the Parent: Penelope Petzold, Esq. SpEdConnecticut, Inc. 75 Charter Oak Avenue 1-105 Hartford, CT 06106
Appearing on behalf of the Board: Christine Chinni, Esq. Chinni & Meuser, LLC One Darling Drive Avon, CT 06001
Appearing before: Sylvia Ho, Esq. Hearing Officer
ISSUES:
1. Did the Board fail to promptly identify the Student as a Student with a Disability under the IDEA?
2. Did the Board fail to provide FAPE?
3. Was the behavior, which was the subject of discipline a manifestation of the Student’s disability?
4. If the Board failed to provide Student with FAPE, do the circumstances warrant an award of compensatory education?
PROCEDURAL HISTORY/SUMMARY:
The Parent filed the Expedited Due Process Complaint and Request for Hearing on October 27, 2017. The Hearing Officer was appointed on October 30, 2017 and conducted a Prehearing Conference on November 7, 2017. The hearing was scheduled for November 27, 2017. On November 16, 2017, the Parents’ attorney withdrew the Due Process Complaint with prejudice.
FINAL DECISION AND ORDER:
The matter is DISMISSED with prejudice.