STATE OF CONNECTICUT
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Student v. Darien Board of Education - CT SDE Case No. 18-0511
Case No. 18-0511
Student and Darien Board of Education
Appearing on behalf of the Student: Attorney Jennifer D. Laviano Law Office of Jennifer Laviano LLC 76 Route 37 South Sherman, CT 06784
Appearing on behalf of the Board of Education: Attorney Andreana R. Bellach Shipman & Goodwin LLC 300 Atlantic Street, 3rd Floor Stamford, CT 06901
Appearing before: Attorney Ann F. Bird Hearing Officer
ISSUE:
Is the Student’s Request for Due Process Sufficient?
PROCEDURAL HISTORY:
The Student submitted a Request for Due Process to the State of Connecticut on June 18, 2018. This Impartial Hearing Officer was assigned to determine the case on June 20, 2018. The Board of Education submitted a challenge to the sufficiency of the Request for Due Process on June 26, 2018. The Impartial Hearing Officer issued an Order Re Sufficiency on July 1, 2018.
The Order Re Sufficiency deemed the Request for Due Process as not sufficient. The Student was given 10 calendar days from the date of that Order to submit an AMENDED REQUEST FOR DUE PROCESS that provided a description of any problems claimed in this case related to the Student’s identification, evaluation, placement or program.
It was further Ordered that if the Student did not submit a sufficient amended Request for Due Process within ten calendar days of the Order, the Request for Due Process would be dismissed as insufficient.
The Student did not submit an amended Request for Due Process.
FINAL DECISION AND ORDER:
It is ordered that the Student’s Request for Due Process is dismissed as insufficient.