During 2013, the State Department of Education handled approximately 239 requests for due process hearings to resolve issues with student special education programs. Of those requests, only a small minority were resolved by a decision of a hearing officer after a full hearing on the merits, available online at: http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2626&q=320712.
The 2013 decisions are summarized as follows:
Case # |
District
|
Issue |
Date ofdecision |
Disability/Grade |
Time to decision |
Hearing Officer |
Prevail.party |
13-055 |
Greenwich |
Eligibility, unilateral placement |
01-03-13 |
LD/2nd gr. |
5 mos. |
Spain |
Parent |
13-199 |
Middletown |
Evaluation/diagnostic placement |
01-03-13 |
?/ K |
2 mos. |
Spain |
Board |
13-162 |
Southington |
Program, manifestation |
05-23-13 |
ED, OHI-ADD/ADHD 12th gr. |
7.7 mos. |
Bird |
Board |
13-455 |
Southington |
Manifestation determination |
06-14-13 |
OHI-ADHD 12th gr. |
1.5 mos. |
Fitton |
Board |
13-30013-341 |
Ridgefield |
FAPE for 2 years, evaluation and identification |
06-24-13 |
OHI/ gr.11 |
6 mos. |
Jerman |
Board/Parent |
13-426 |
Hartford |
Program, compensatory education |
07-03-13 |
LD/? |
2.5 mos. |
Rosado |
Board |
13-454 |
Shelton |
Evaluations, independent |
08-05-13 |
Not identified/ high sch. |
3 mos. |
Bird |
Board |
13-407 |
New Haven |
Program, unilateral placement |
08-22-13 |
multiple |
4.3 mos. |
Rosado |
Board |
14-087 |
Region 13 |
Violation settlement agreement and confidentiality clause |
10-01-13 |
ED/ high school |
2 mos. |
Ho |
Board |