STATE OF CONNECTICUT
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Student v. Stamford Board of Education - CT SDE Case No. 21-0112
Case No. 21-0112
Student v. Stamford Board of Education
Appearing on behalf of the Parents: Attorney Jennifer Laviano The Law Offices of Jennifer Laviano, LLC 76 Route 37 South Sherman, CT 06784
Appearing on behalf of the Board: Attorney Marsha Moses Berchem Moses, P.C. 75 Broad Street Milford, CT 06460
Appearing before: Raymond J. Rigat, Esq. Hearing Officer
ISSUES:
1. Did the Board deny FAPE for the 2020-2021 school year by failing to implement or provide both a timely and appropriate IEP that was reasonably calculated to enable the Student to make progress appropriate in light of his circumstances?
2. Did the Board deny FAPE for the 2020-2021 school year by failing to invite representatives from the Easton Country Day School, “ECDS,” and the Student’s behavioral and related service staff members, to the September and November
PPT?
3. If so, should the Board be ordered to place the Student at ECDS with behavioral support and related services, and to reimburse the Parents for funding the costs attendant with the Student’s current ECDS placement?
4. Is the Student entitled to compensatory education?
PROCEDURAL HISTORY/SUMMARY:
The Parents brought their Hearing Request on January 25, 2021. The Hearing Officer was appointed January 28, 2021. A Prehearing Telephone Conference took place on February 24, 2021. A hearing on the matter was subsequently scheduled for March 31, 2021. The mailing date was extended hearing was extended on March 15, 2021; and the hearing was rescheduled for May 20, 2021. The hearing date was extended again on May 13, 2021; and the hearing was rescheduled for June 3, 2021.
On May 26, 2021, 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.