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DECISIONDismissedCT SDE Case No. 19-0326

West Hartford Board of Education v. Student

STATE OF CONNECTICUT

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

West Hartford Board of Education v. Student - CT SDE Case No. 19-0326

Case No. 19-0326

CONNECTICUT STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

West Hartford Board of Education v. Student

Appearing on behalf of the Board: Attorney Peter Maher Shipman & Goodwin, LLP One Constitution Plaza Hartford, CT 06103-1919

Appearing on behalf of the Student: Parent

Appearing before: Uswah A. Khan, Esq. Hearing Officer

ISSUE:

Should the district fund an independent educational evaluation due to the parent’s request for the independent evaluation?

PROCEDURAL HISTORY/SUMMARY:

The Board filed the Due Process Complaint and Request for Hearing on January 18, 2019. The Hearing Officer was appointed on January 23, 2019. A Notice for Prehearing Conference was mailed out, and a Prehearing Conference was held on January 31, 2019 . On March 11, 2019, counsel for the Board of Education notified the Hearing Officer that they were withdrawing their Due Process Complaint based on the fact that the parents had withdrawn their Due Process Request for hearing on March 11, 2019.

FINAL DECISION AND ORDER:

The matter is DISMISSED without prejudice.