STATE OF CONNECTICUT
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Student v. Enfield Board of Education; Student v. Hartford Board of Education - CT SDE Case No. 19-0388
Case No. 19-0388
Student v. Enfield Board of Education, Hartford Board of Education
Appearing on behalf of the Parent: Cynthia Jennings, Esq. 340 Broad Street, Suite 300 Windsor, CT 06905
Appearing on behalf of the Enfield Board: Christine Chinni, Esq. Chinni & Meuser, LLC One Darling Drive Avon, CT 06040
Appearing on behalf of the Hartford Board: Michelle Laubin, Esq. Berchem Moses, P.C. 75 Broad Street Milford, CT 06460
Appearing before: Jane Ford Shaw, Esq. Hearing Officer
ISSUES:
1. Did the Hartford Board of Education and/or the Enfield Board of Education fail to offer and/or provide the Student a free and appropriate education (“FAPE”) for the 2018-19 school year?
2. Is the Student entitled to compensatory education?
PROCEDURAL HISTORY/SUMMARY:
The Parents filed the Due Process Hearing Complaint on February 25, 2019. The Hearing Officer was appointed on February 25, 2019. A Pre-Hearing conference was scheduled for March 1, 2019. A Motion for Joinder was filed on March 2, 2019 and the Hartford Board of Education was ordered enjoined on March 4, 2019. An Amended Complaint was filed on March 12, 2019. A second pre-hearing conference was held on March 19, 2019. On June 19, 2019, Counsel for the Hartford Board of Education was replaced due to a conflict of interest and a third Pre-Hearing conference was held on June 20, 2019. The mailing date for the Final Memorandum of Decision was extended to August 9, 2019 and Hearings were scheduled for July 19, 2019 and July 23, 2019. At the conclusion of the Student’s case in chief, the Enfield Board of Education and the Hartford Board of Education simultaneously moved to dismiss the Parent’s complaint. A briefing scheduled was entered therein. The Parent withdrew their complaint with prejudice on August 30, 2019.
FINAL DECISION AND ORDER:
The matter is DISMISSED.