STATE OF CONNECTICUT
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Student v. Greenwich Board of Education - CT SDE Case No. 20-0194
Case No. 20-0194
Student v. Greenwich Board of Education
Appearing on behalf of the Parent: Attorney Courtney Spencer Law Office of Courtney Spencer, LLC 100 Riverview Center Suite 120 Middletown, CT 06457
Appearing on behalf of the Greenwich Board of Education: Attorney Abby Wadler Assistant Town Attorney Greenwich Town Hall - Law Department 101 Field Point Avenue Greenwich, CT 06830
Appearing before: Jane Ford Shaw, Esq. Hearing Officer
ISSUES:
1. Did the Board offer an appropriate program for the 2018-19, commencing October
2018, and 2019-2020 school years, including the 2019 extended school year?
2. If not, is residential placement at Wellspring the appropriate program for the Student for the 2019-2020 school year and should the Board be ordered to place the Student residentially at WELLSPRING FOR THE 2019-2020 school year?
3. Is the Student entitled to compensatory education?
PROCEDURAL HISTORY/SUMMARY:
The Student is entitled to receive a free and appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment as defined in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (“IDEA”) §20 U. S. C. 1401 et seq. and Connecticut General Statutes §10-76a et seq. The Student initiated this special education due process case on December 19, 2019. The Hearing Officer was appointed on December 23, 2019. The pre-hearing conference was held on January 13, 2020 and June 22, 2020. Hearings were scheduled for March18, 25 and 27, 2020 with a mailing date deadline for the final memorandum of decision extended to April 3, 2020. On March 12, 2020, the parties requested that the Hearings in this matter be continued given the Governor’s Executive Order 7-M and circumstances related to COVID-19 and that the mailing date of the final memorandum of decision was extended to July 3, 2020. Additional hearing dates were noticed for June 30, 2020. On June 24, 2020, the Student withdrew the request for due process.
FINAL DECISION AND ORDER:
The matter is DISMISSED