STATE OF CONNECTICUT
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Student v. Easton Board of Education - CT SDE Case No. 21-0051
Case No. 21-0051
Student v. Easton Board of Education
Appearing on behalf of the Parents: Attorney Jillian Griswold Feinstein Education Law Group 86 Denison Avenue Mystic, CT 06355
Appearing on behalf of the Board: Attorney Michelle Laubin Berchem Moses, P.C. 75 Broad Street Milford, CT 06460
Appearing before: Raymond J. Rigat, Esq. Hearing Officer
ISSUES:
1. Did the Board deny the Student FAPE for the 2018-2019, 2019-2020, and the 2020-2021 school years?
2. If so, should the Board be ordered to the Student at the Southport School, and pay other related educational expenses?
3. Is the Student entitled to compensatory education?
PROCEDURAL HISTORY/SUMMARY:
The Parents brought their Hearing Request on August 11, 2020. The Hearing Officer was appointed on August 19, 2020. A Prehearing Telephone Conference took place on August 24, 2020. A hearing on the matter was subsequently scheduled for October 22, 2020.
The Mailing Date was extended,(on October 16, 2020), to November 25, 2020. The hearing was rescheduled to November 2, 2020, and again to November 16, 2020,
On October 30, 2020, 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.