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San Dieguito trustees approve settlement resolving special-education dispute
Summary
At a Dec. 11 special meeting the San Dieguito Union High School District Board of Trustees voted to approve a compromise agreement resolving a student’s special-education claim; the district agreed to fund compensatory education services in exchange for a waiver of claims.
The San Dieguito Union High School District Board of Trustees reported Dec. 11 that it voted in closed session to approve a compromise agreement and release resolving a dispute over a student’s special-education supports and services.
The board reconvened at 4:19 p.m. and said that, on a motion by Trustee Rimga Viskanta with a second by Trustee Phan Anderson, it had approved the agreement. "The District agreed to fund compensatory education services in exchange for a waiver of claims against the District," the board reported.
The vote on the closed-session motion was recorded as: Yes — Rimga Viskanta, Jane Lea Smith, Michael Allman, Phan Anderson; Absent — Jodie Williams. The minutes do not specify dollar amounts or the precise scope or schedule of the compensatory services.
The closed session had been convened under Government Code § 54956.9 to consider existing and anticipated litigation and the initiation of litigation. The minutes report no further details about the student or the terms beyond the district’s agreement to provide compensatory education and the waiver of claims.
The board took no additional public action on the item at the open session beyond reporting the closed-session vote and the settlement outcome.
