Stamford 26-0446

Complaint Summary

Date Findings Report Sent:

April 20, 2026

Case Number:

26-0446

Grade Level:

High school

Person filing complaint:

Parent

School District:

Stamford Public Schools

Allegation(s):

  1. The Parent alleged that the District failed to provide a paraeducator for the Student during a transition in accordance with his IEP on February 18, 2025.(34 CFR §§ 300.323(c)(2) and 300.17, RCSA § 10-76d-1(a)(1)).
  2. The Parent alleged that the District failed to provide a paraeducator for the Student during a transition in accordance with his IEP in April of 2025. Additionally, the Parent alleges that she was never informed of the incident on February 18, 2025 and that the school did not convene a PPT meeting in a timely manner to review and revise the Student’s IEP due to the incident.Lastly, the Parent alleges that the District failed to implement the protocol for the Student to use the nurse’s bathroom, which resulted in the incident in April and failed to implement a safety plan for the Student.(34 CFR §§ 300.323(c)(2) and 300.17, RCSA § 10-76d-1(a)(1)).

Conclusion(s):

34 CFR §§ 300.323(c)(2) and 300.17, RCSA § 10-76d-1(a)(1) require each board of education to provide in a timely way special education and related services in accordance with the student’s individualized education program.  On February 18, 2025, the paraeducator accompanied the Student to and from the bathroom in accordance with the Student’s IEP.  The next day, the Parent was informed of the incident and the investigation. The District convened a PPT meeting on March 25, 2025 to review/revise the IEP and recommended exploring out of district placements.  There is no evidence that the PPT revised the IEP as a result of the incident on February 18, 2025.  On April 23, 2025, the District convened a PPT meeting to review/revise the IEP.  At this meeting, the PPT recommended creating a safety plan for the Student.  The Parent alleges that the District failed to implement bathroom protocols and a safety plan for the Student on April 25, 2025.  However, the bathroom protocols were not part of the Student’s IEP, and at this time a safety plan had not been created yet.  For the aforementioned reasons, there is no evidence that the District failed to implement the IEP, and therefore no violation of 34 CFR §§ 300.323(c)(2) and 300.17, RCSA § 10-76d-1(a)(1) is found. 

Corrective Action(s):

Not applicable