Complaint Summary

Date:

December 30, 2024

Case Number:

25-0235

Grade Level:

Elementary

Person filing complaint:

Advocate

School District:

Hartford Public Schools (Single Student)

Allegation(s):

• Failure to provide transportation as required to implement an IEP per 34 CFR § 300.34(c)(16) and RCSA §10-76d-19
• Failure to comprehensively evaluate to develop an appropriate IEP per 34 CFR § 300.304(c)(4), § 300.304(c)(6), § 300.304(b)(1), and RCSA §10-76d-9(a)
• Failure to meet requisite provisions after 10 days of removal from the current placement within the same school year per 34 CFR § 300.530(b)(2)

Conclusion(s):

• The District is in violation of 34 CFR § 300.34(c)(16) and RCSA §10-76d-19 as they failed to provide transportation. The District met requisite timelines for determining continued eligibility, and therefore is not found in violation of 34 CFR § 300.304(c)(4), § 300.304(c)(6), § 300.304(b)(1), and RCSA §10-76d-9(a). The District was in violation of 34 CFR § 300.530(e) because the Student was subjected to a series of removals that constitute a pattern, qualifying as a change in placement, and a Manifestation Determination Review was not conducted to review all relevant information to determine if the conduct in question was caused by, or had a direct and substantial relationship to, the child’s disability.

Corrective Action(s):

• The District will provide mileage reimbursement for the Parent for all days of missed transportation.
• The District will conduct an FBA and develop a BIP to be reviewed at a PPT meeting
• The District will provide training to special education teachers, and administrators at the school, on state laws on suspension and the Manifestation Determination Review process