STATE OF CONNECTICUT
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Student v. Hartford Board of Education - CT SDE Case No. 19-0324
Case No. 19-0324
Student v. Hartford Board of Education
Appearing on behalf of the Parent: Melanie Dunn, Esq. Special Education MAP 1077 Silas Deane Highway, #160 Wethersfield, CT 06109
Appearing on behalf of the Board: Julia Wilde, Esq. Hartford Corporation Counsel 550 Main Street Hartford, CT 06103
Appearing before: Patrick L. Kennedy, Esq. Hearing Officer
ISSUES:
1. Did the District fail to provide the Student with FAPE for the 2017-18 school year?
2. Did the District fail to provide the Student with FAPE for the 2018-19 school year?
3. If the District failed to provide the Student with FAPE, what remedies should be ordered?
4. To the extent that requested remedies include transfer to other programs, are those programs appropriate for the Student?
SUMMARY AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY:
Case 19-0324 was commenced by the Parent by request received by the Board on January 23, 2019. The case involved disciplinary matters and was thus determined to be subject to the expedited procedural requirements provided by law. A prehearing conference was held on January 25, 2019. At the prehearing conference, it was determined that hearings were required to be held by February 20, 2019 and the decision date was determined to be March 6, 2019. No hearing dates were set as the hearing officer was advised that the matter was being withdrawn by the Parent at this time.
On January 25, 2019, the undersigned hearing officer received an email from the attorney for the Parent that the matter was being withdrawn at this time and should therefore be dismissed without prejudice.
FINAL DECISION AND ORDER:
The matter is dismissed without prejudice.