STATE OF CONNECTICUT
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Student v. Wolcott Board of Education - CT SDE Case No. 18-0517
Case No. 18-0517
Student v. Wolcott Board of Education [1]
Appearing on behalf of Student: Attorney Emily Graner Sexton Sexton & Company 363 Main Street, 3rd Floor Hartford, CT 06106
Appearing on behalf of the Board of Education: Attorney Christine Chinni Attorney Craig Meuser Chinni & Meuser LLC One Darling Drive Avon, CT 06001
Appearing before: Janis C. Jerman Hearing Officer
A special education hearing in the above-captioned matter was requested by Student’s Attorney via letter dated June 11, 2018. [2] It was received by Board of Education (“BOE”) on June 11. The 30-day resolution period ended July 11 and the deadline to mail the final decision and order is August 25. A telephonic pre-hearing conference was held on June 22. Attorney Sexton appeared on behalf of Student and Attorney Meuser appeared on behalf of BOE. The following issues were identified:
1. Did the Board of Education offer Student a free appropriate public education for the 2018 extended school year?
2. If the answer to Issue One above is in the negative, what shall be the remedy?
The parties participated in mediation on May 30 without resolution. Hearings were scheduled for August 14 and 16. On August 2, Student’s Attorney requested to withdraw the case without prejudice based on new information and additional reports to be issued in the future.
Based on the above facts, the request for due process hearing is dismissed without prejudice.
Footnotes
[1] In order to comply with the confidentiality requirements of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g (“FERPA”) and related regulations at 34 CFR § 99, this decision uses “Student,” “Parents,” and titles of certain school staff members and witnesses in place of names and other personally-identifiable information.
[2] All dates are 2018 unless otherwise indicated.