STATE OF CONNECTICUT
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Student v. Danbury Board of Education - CT SDE Case No. 18-0497
Case No. 18-0497
Student v. Danbury Board of Education
Appearing on behalf of the Parents: Attorney Piper Paul Law Office of Piper Paul, LLC 1465 Post Road East, 1st Floor Westport, CT 06880
Appearing on behalf of the Board: Attorney Julie Fay Shipman & Goodwin, LLP One Constitution Plaza Harford, CT 06103
Appearing before: Raymond J. Rigat, Esq. Hearing Officer
ISSUES:
1. Whether the Board provided FAPE for the 2016-2017 school year?
2. Whether the Board provided FAPE for the 2017-2018 school year?
3. Whether the Board should be ordered to reimburse the Parents for tuition, costs and expenses of the Parents’ private placement at Chapel Haven West?
4. Whether the District should be required to reimburse the Parents for future tuition, costs, and expenses for placement at Chapel Haven West?
5. Whether the Board should be ordered to pay for an additional year of transitional services at Chapel Haven West as compensatory education?
PROCEDURAL HISTORY/SUMMARY:
The Parents brought the Due Process Complaint and Hearing Request on June 4, 2018; the Hearing Officer was appointed on the same day. A Prehearing Telephone Conference took place on June 26, 2018. Following that conference, an initial hearing was scheduled for August 17, 2018.
On July 11, 2018, the Attorney for the Parents informed the Hearing Officer that the matter was resolved and that the Parents were withdrawing the matter with prejudice.
FINAL DECISION AND ORDER:
The matter is DISMISSED