STATE OF CONNECTICUT
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Student v. Middletown Board of Education - CT SDE Case No. 20-0347
Case No. 20-0347
Student and Middletown Board of Education
Appearing on behalf of the Student: Parent, Pro Se
Appearing on behalf of the Board: Attorney Rebecca Santiago Shipman & Goodwin One Constitution Plaza Hartford, CT 06103-1919
Appearing before: Attorney Ann F. Bird Hearing Officer
ISSUES:
The following issues have been identified for determination at the hearing:
1. Did the Board of Education deny the Student a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) by modifying the Student’s curriculum?
2. Did the Board of Education deny the Student FAPE by failing to provide pre-study and academic related vocabulary practice?
PROCEDURAL HISTORY:
The Student initiated this special education due process case on February 11, 2020. This Impartial Hearing Officer was assigned to the case on February 18, 2020. A Prehearing Conference was scheduled to convene on March 12, 2020.
On March 11, 2020, the Student requested that the matter be dismissed.
FINAL DECISION AND ORDER:
The Student’s request is granted and the matter is dismissed.