STATE OF CONNECTICUT
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Enfield Board of Education v. Student - CT SDE Case No. 18-0437
Case No. 18-0437
Enfield Board of Education v. Student
Appearing on behalf of the Board: Attorney Christine Chinni Chinni & Meuser, LLC One Darling Drive Avon, CT 06001
Appearing on behalf of the Parent: Attorney Penelope Petzold 75 Charter Oak Avenue Hartford, CT 06106
Appearing before: Raymond J. Rigat, Esq. Hearing Officer
ISSUES:
1. Whether the Board’s occupational therapy evaluation of the Student is appropriate?
2. Are Parents entitled to an independent occupational therapy evaluation at public expense?
PROCEDURAL HISTORY/SUMMARY:
The Board brought its Hearing Request on May 3, 2018. The Hearing Officer was appointed May 4, 2018. A Prehearing Telephone Conference was initiated by the Hearing Officer on May 11, 2018. The line was kept open from 9:28 a.m. to 9:38 a.m.; Neither party, however, participated in the conference call.
On May 11, 2018, at 8:09pm, the Attorney for the Board informed the Hearing Officer that the Parent’s request for an IEE was withdrawn.
On May 16, 2018, the Attorney for the Board confirmed that the Board was therefore withdrawing its petition.
FINAL DECISION AND ORDER:
The matter is DISMISSED