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Board accepts settlement in OAH special-education case
Summary
The Sulphur Springs Union School District board voted 3-0 to accept a settlement in Student v. Sulphur Springs Union School District, OAH Case No. 2025020230; the district will pay between $38,525 and $46,200. The vote was reported during open session after a closed-session discussion on April 16, 2025.
The Sulphur Springs Union School District Board of Trustees reported on April 16 that it accepted a settlement offer in a special-education administrative case, OAH Case No. 2025020230. The board voted 3-0 in open session to accept the settlement; the district disclosed a payment range of $38,525 to $46,200 as part of the resolution.
The acceptance was announced immediately after a closed-session consideration of potential litigation. The report to the public recorded the trustees in favor as Mrs. Shelley Weinstein, Mr. Ken Chase and President Denis DeFigueiredo. No mover or seconder was recorded in the minutes for the public report. The minutes state: "The Board voted by a vote of 3-0 to accept the settlement offer of the student in the case named Student V. Sulphur Springs Union School District, OAH Case No. 2025020230."
