STATE OF CONNECTICUT
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Student v. Region 6 and Waterbury Boards of Education - CT SDE Case No. 20-0177
Case No. 20-0177
Student v. Region 6 and Waterbury Boards of Education
Appearing on behalf of the Parent: Courtney Spencer, Esq. Law Office of Courtney Spencer, LLC 100 Riverview Center, #120 Middletown, CT 06457
Appearing on behalf of the Region 6 Board: Christine Chinni, Esq. Chinni & Meuser, LLC One Darling Drive Avon, CT 06001
Appearing on behalf of the Waterbury Board: Christine Sullivan, Esq. Berchem Moses PC 75 Broad Street Milford, CT 06460
Appearing before: Patrick L. Kennedy, Esq. Hearing Officer
ISSUES:
1. Did the Region 6 District deny the Student FAPE by failing to offer her an appropriate program for the 2019-20 school year and 2020 ESY?
2. Did the Waterbury District deny the Student FAPE by failing to offer her an appropriate program for the 2019-20 school year and 2020 ESY?
3. If the Student has been denied FAPE, is the program at Maloney Magnet School an appropriate one for her?
4. If the Student has been denied FAPE and the Maloney program is appropriate, should it be ordered that the Districts place the Student at Maloney?
5. If the Student has been denied FAPE, should compensatory education be ordered?
SUMMARY AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY:
Case 20-0177 was commenced by the Parents by request received by the Boards on October 24, 2019. A prehearing conference was held on November 7, 2019. At the prehearing conference, hearing dates were set for February 7, 2020 and February 14, 2020 and the decision date was determined to be January 7, 2020. The hearings were later cancelled and the decision date extended to March 6, 2020.
On February 14, 2020, the undersigned hearing officer was advised by the attorney for the Parents that the matter was being withdrawn without prejudice.
FINAL DECISION AND ORDER:
The matter is dismissed without prejudice.