STATE OF CONNECTICUT
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Greenwich Board of Education v. Student - CT SDE Case No. 21-0172
Case No. 21-0172
Greenwich Board of Education v. Student[1]
Appearing on behalf of Student: Pro se
Appearing on behalf of the Board of Education: Attorney Abby Wadler Assistant Town Attorney Greenwich Law Department 101 Field Point Road Greenwich, CT 06830
Appearing before: Janis C. Jerman Hearing Officer
FINAL DECISION AND ORDER
A special education hearing in the above-captioned matter was requested by Board of Education (“BOE”) via Request for Impartial Special Education Hearing dated October 30, 2020.[2] The following issues are identified:
1. Were the Board of Education’s 2020 evaluations of Student appropriate?
2. If the answer to Issue One above is in the negative, is Student entitled to an Independent Educational Evaluation at the Board of Education’s expense?
3. Should the Board of Education be permitted to conduct testing in the areas of writing and processing and readminister the ADOS to Student over Student’s Parents’ objection?
The 30-day resolution period ends on November 30 and the 45-day deadline to mail the final decision and order is January 14, 2021.
Prior to a pre-hearing conference being scheduled, BOE’s Attorney indicated via email that “[t]he parties have resolved this matter, and the Board is withdrawing its request for due process.”
FINAL DECISION AND ORDER
The above-captioned case is dismissed.
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.