STATE OF CONNECTICUT
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Student v. Norwalk Board of Education - CT SDE Case No. 18-0398
Case No. 18-0398
Student v. Norwalk Board of Education
Appearing on behalf of the Parents: Robin Keller, Esq. Law Office of Robin Keller, LLC 48 Calf Pasture Beach Road Norwalk, CT 06855
Appearing on behalf of the Board: Marsha Moses, Esq. Berchem, Moses & Devlin, PC 75 Broad Street Milford, CT 06460
Appearing before: Patrick L. Kennedy, Esq. Hearing Officer
ISSUES:
1. Was the Student denied FAPE for the 2017-18 school year?
2. If so, should the Student be provided with compensatory education?
SUMMARY AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY:
Case 18-0398 was commenced by the Parents by request received by the Board on April 13, 2018. A prehearing conference was held on April 24, 2018 at which the attorney for the Board called in but the attorney for the Parents did not. At that time, the attorney for the Board represented that the parties had in fact reached an agreement in principle to settle the case. Given that representation, the undersigned determined that it was not necessary to schedule hearings or reschedule the prehearing conference unless a problem developed with the finalization of the settlement. After further brief conversation, the decision date was determined to be June 27, 2018.
On June 12, 2018, the undersigned hearing officer was advised by the attorney for the Parents that the parties had reached a settlement in the case and that the matter should therefore be dismissed with prejudice.
FINAL DECISION AND ORDER:
The matter is dismissed with prejudice.