Category Archives: Special Ed – CT specific

The Burden of Proof in CT Special Education Due Process Hearings

Published on April 12, 2009 by Jennifer Laviano

Connecticut special education regulations assign school districts the burden of proving that they offered a Free and Appropriate Public Education (“FAPE”) to a child with special needs if a Due Process Hearing is commenced.  This is known as the “Burden of Proof,” and it is the source of a lot of controversy. Recently, CT school [...]