STATE OF CONNECTICUT
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Student v. Cheshire Board of Education - CT SDE Case No. 19-0082
Case No. 19-0082
Student v. Cheshire Board of Education
Appearing on behalf of the Parent: Attorney Courtney Spencer Law Office of Courtney Spencer, LLC 100 Riverview Center, Suite 120 Middletown, CT 06457
Appearing on behalf of the Board: Attorney Christine Sullivan Berchem Moses, P.C. 75 Broad Street Milford, CT 06460
Appearing before: Raymond J. Rigat, Esq. Hearing Officer
ISSUES:
1. Whether the Board offered the Student FAPE for the 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 school years, (including the 2017 and 2018 extended school years)?
2. If not, was residential placement at Franklin School for the 2016-17, 2017-18 school years appropriate, and should the Board be ordered to reimburse the Parents for this placement?
3. Should the Board be ordered to place the Student in a residential program for the 2018-19 school year?
4. Is the Student entitled to compensatory education?
PROCEDURAL HISTORY/SUMMARY:
The Parent brought the Due Process Complaint and Hearing Request on August 8, 2018. The Hearing Officer was appointed on August 9, 2018. A Prehearing Telephone Conference took place on August 24, 2018. Following that conference, an initial hearing was scheduled for October 17, 2018.
On September 28, 2018, the Parent requested an extension of the mailing date. The Board did not object. The Hearing Officer granted the extension request until November 21, 2018, and continued the hearing until November 8, 2018. On October 30, 2018, the Parents notified the Hearing officer that the parties executed a settlement agreement, and that the Parents were withdrawing the matter with prejudice.
FINAL DECISION AND ORDER:
The matter is DISMISSED