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DECISIONDismissedCT SDE Case No. 19-0444

Student v. Norwalk Board of Education

STATE OF CONNECTICUT

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Student v. Norwalk Board of Education - CT SDE Case No. 19-0444

Case No. 19-0444

CONNECTICUT STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Student v. Norwalk Board of Education

Appearing on behalf of the Board: Attorney Marsha Moses Berchem Moses, PC 75 Broad Street Milford, CT 06460

Appearing on behalf of the Student: Attorney Robin P. Keller Law Office of Robin P. Keller, Inc. 48 Calf Pasture Beach Road Norwalk, CT 06855

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

ISSUES:

1. Did the district provide student with a free appropriate public education for the 2017-2018, 2018-2019 school years?

2. Did the district offer the student with a free appropriate public education from the end of the current school year (2019) through the December 2019 current IEP?

3. If the Board has not provided a free appropriate public education, is the student entitled to compensatory education for the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 school years?

4. If the Board has not provided a free appropriate public education is an out of district placement at IPPI Learning Academy an appropriate program for the 2019-2020 school year for the Student?

PROCEDURAL HISTORY/SUMMARY:

The Parent filed the Due Process Complaint and Request for Hearing on March 26, 2019. The Hearing Officer was appointed on March 29, 2019. A Prehearing Conference was held on April 30, 2019. The parties had hearing dates scheduled for June 10 and 12, 2019. The mailing date was June 9, 2019. On June 2, 2019, the Parents, through counsel, notified the hearing officer that the parents withdrew their Due Process Request for Hearing, without prejudice.

FINAL DECISION AND ORDER:

The matter is DISMISSED without prejudice.