STATE OF CONNECTICUT
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Student v. Stamford Board of Education - CT SDE Case No. 21-0084
Case No. 21-0084
Student[1] v. Stamford Board of Education
Appearing on behalf of Student: Attorney Lawrence Berliner Law Office of Lawrence Berliner LLC 1720 Post Road East, Suite 214E Westport, CT 06680
Appearing on behalf of the Board of Education: Attorney Marsha Moses Berchem Moses PC 75 Broad Street Milford, CT 06460
Appearing before: Janis C. Jerman Hearing Officer
FINAL DECISION AND ORDER
A special education hearing in the above-captioned matter was requested by Student’s Attorney via letter dated August 31, 2020.[2] The request for hearing identifies the following issues:
1. Did the Board of Education offer Student a free appropriate public education for the 2020-21 school year?
2. If the answer to Issue One is in the negative, is Eagle Hill School an appropriate placement for Student?
3. If the answer to Issue Two is in the affirmative, should the Board of Education be required to reimburse Student’s Parents for the costs of placement at Eagle Hill School?
4. If the answer to Issue One is in the negative, should the Board of Education provide Student with compensatory education?
A telephonic pre-hearing conference was scheduled for September 17. On September 11, Student’s Attorney requested to withdraw the request for hearing without prejudice, reserving Student’s right to re-file later.
FINAL DECISION AND ORDER
The above-captioned case is dismissed without prejudice.
Footnotes
[1] In order to comply with the confidentiality requirements of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g (“FERPA”) and related regulations at 34 CFR § 99, this decision uses “Student,” “Parents,” and titles of certain school staff members and witnesses in place of names and other personally-identifiable information.
[2] All dates are 2020 unless otherwise indicated.