STATE OF CONNECTICUT
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Student v. Milford Board of Education - CT SDE Case No. 19-0126
Case No. 19-0126
Student v. Milford Board of Education
Appearing on behalf of the Student: Attorney Lawrence W. Berliner Law Office of Lawrence Berliner LLC 1720 Post Road East, Suite 214E Westport, CT 06880
Appearing on behalf of the Board: Attorney Michelle Laubin Berchem Moses, PC 75 Broad Street Milford, CT 06040
Appearing before: Attorney Ann F. Bird Hearing Officer
ISSUES:
1. Did the Board of Education offer the Student a Free Appropriate Public Education for the 2017-2018 and/or the 2018-2019 School Years?
2. If the Board of Education did not offer the Student a Free Appropriate Public Education for the 2017-2018 and/or the 2018-2019 School Years, is the Villa Maria Academy appropriate for the Student?
3. If the Board of Education did not offer the Student a Free Appropriate Public Education for the 2017-2018 and/or the 2018-2019 School Years and the Villa Maria Academy is appropriate for the Student, should the Student be placed at Villa Maria and/or reimbursed for the expense of Villa Maria?
4. If the Board of Education did not offer the Student a Free Appropriate Public Education for the 2017-2018 and/or the 2018-2019 School Years, is the Student entitled to compensatory education?
PROCEDURAL HISTORY:
The Student initiated this special education due process case on September 6, 2018. This Impartial Hearing Officer was assigned to the case on September 7, 2018. On September 21, 2018, the Student requested that the matter be withdrawn or dismissed without prejudice.
FINAL DECISION AND ORDER:
This matter is dismissed without prejudice.