STATE OF CONNECTICUT
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Student v. Meriden Board of Education - CT SDE Case No. 21-0404
Case No. 21-0404
Student [1] v. Meriden Board of Education
Appearing on behalf of Student: Student’s Mother, Pro Se
Appearing on behalf of the Board of Education: Mrs. Patricia Sullivan-Kowalski Meriden Board of Education 22 Liberty Street, Suite 2C Meriden, CT 06450
Appearing before: Janis C. Jerman Hearing Officer
A special education hearing in the above-captioned matter was requested by Student’s Mother via Request for Impartial Special Education Hearing. [2] The 30-day resolution period ends July 7and the 45-day deadline to mail the final decision and order is August 21, 2021.
The following issues are identified:
1. Did the Board of Education fail to provide Student with a free appropriate education when they denied Student’s Mother’s request to provide transportation to Student’s after-school therapy program?
2. If the answer to Issue One above is in the affirmative, what shall be the remedy?
On June 16, prior to the scheduling of a prehearing conference, Student’s Mother withdrew her request for a due process hearing.
The above-captioned case is dismissed.
Footnotes
[1] 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] The Request for Hearing was undated. It was stamped as received by the State Department of Education Due Process Unit on June 7, 2021.