STATE OF CONNECTICUT
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Student v. Ridgefield Board of Education - CT SDE Case No. 21-0175
Case No. 21-0175
Student v. Ridgefield Board of Education
Appearing on behalf of the Parents: Attorney Jillian Griswold Feinstein Education Law Group 86 Denison Avenue Mystic, CT
Appearing on behalf of the Board: Attorney Christopher Tracey Shipman & Goodwin, LLP 300 Atlantic Street Stamford, CT
Appearing before: Raymond J. Rigat, Esq. Hearing Officer
ISSUES:
1. Did the Board offer an appropriate program for the 2019-2020, and 2020-2021 school years?
2. If not, is placement at the Southport School the appropriate program for the Student for the 2020-21 school year, and should the board be ordered to place the student at the Southport for the 2020-21 school year?
3. Is the Student entitled to compensatory education?
PROCEDURAL HISTORY/SUMMARY:
The Parents brought their Hearing Request on November 5, 2020. The Hearing Officer was appointed November 6, 2020. A Prehearing Telephone Conference took place on November 16, 2020. A hearing on the matter was subsequently scheduled for January 11, 2021.
On January 6, 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.