Complaint Summary
Date Findings Report Sent
March 9, 2026
Case Number:
26-0381
Grade Level:
Elementary School
Person filing complaint:
Parent
School District:
Hamden Public Schools
Allegation(s):
- The Parent alleged that after repeated Parent requests in November 2025, the District failed to revise the Individualized Education Program (IEP) and did not implement appropriate interventions for the Student’s ADHD-related needs, specifically teaching the Student to recognize early signs of impulsivity or dysregulation, providing consistent de-escalation strategies across settings, and embedding these supports across all school settings. (34 CFR § 300.324(a)(1))
- The Parent alleged that the District denied their full participation by refusing to allow for recording during in-person PPT meetings. (34 CFR § 300.322 and RCSA § 10-76d-12)
Conclusion(s):
- Speaking to the District’s attentiveness to the Student’s social, emotional, and behavioral needs, since the Student’s enrollment in the District in the fall of 2024, seven PPT meetings have been held, two FBAs with consequent BIPs have been completed as the Student’s presentation of behaviors changed from the 2024-2025 school year to the 2025-2026 school year, and the District convened to review the independent evaluation obtained by the Parent and then completed analogous targeted assessments to better understand the Student’s functioning within the school environment.
- As to the Parent’s allegation that the District did not implement appropriate specific interventions for the Student’s ADHD-related needs, the Student’s BIP speaks directly to these areas, and is listed in the IEP as the method through which behaviors that impede learning for self or others will be addressed. Additionally, the Student’s social/emotional goals reducing unexpected behaviors and utilizing self-regulation strategies are scaffolded to be applied across settings. Therefore, the District is not in violation of 34 CFR § 300.324(a)(1).
- The District erroneously informed the Parent that upon their request to record, PPT meetings could only be held in a format when both parties could record; consequently, requiring PPT meetings to be held virtually. Therefore, the District is in violation of 34 CFR § 300.322 and RCSA § 10-76d-12 which requires that each public agency must take steps to ensure that one or both of the parents of a child with a disability are present at PPT meetings or are afforded the opportunity to participate in each meeting to develop, review, or revise the IEP, and must take whatever action is necessary to ensure that the parent understands the proceedings of the PPT meeting. However, shortly after the filing of the complaint the District took the proactive step to issue a directive as outlined in findings of fact #17. No further corrective action will be required.
Corrective Action(s):
None