STATE OF CONNECTICUT
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Student v. Greenwich Board of Education - CT SDE Case No. 20-0107
Case No. 20-0107
Student v. Greenwich Board of Education
Appearing on behalf of the Board: Attorney Abby Wadler Assistant Town Attorney Greenwich Town Hall-Law Department 101 Field Point Road Greenwich, CT 06830
Appearing on behalf of the Parents: Attorney Lawrence Berliner Law Office of Lawrence Berliner, LLC 1720 Post Road East, Suite 214-E Westport, CT 06080
Appearing before: Raymond J. Rigat, Esq. Hearing Officer
ISSUES:
1. Did the Board deny procedural Due Process by developing an IEP without input from the Parents?
2. Did the Board offer an appropriate program for the 2018-2019, and 2019-2020 school years?
3. If not, is residential placement at Soundview Preparatory School the appropriate program for the Student for the 2019-2020 school year and should the Board be ordered to place the Student residentially at Chamberlain School for the 2019-2020 school year?
4. Is the Student entitled to compensatory education?
PROCEDURAL HISTORY/SUMMARY:
The Parents brought their Hearing Request on September 10, 2019. The Hearing Officer was appointed September 11, 2019. A Prehearing Telephone Conference took place on September 16, 2019. A hearing on the matter was subsequently scheduled for November 14, 2019.
On November 1, 2019, the Parents informed the Hearing Officer that they were withdrawing their request for a Due Process Hearing with prejudice.
FINAL DECISION AND ORDER:
The matter is DISMISSED.