the Florida Department of Education. (Decl. Parent ¶ 10, Doc. S-6.) When Parent contacted the Department of Education, Parent learned of her rights under the IDEA including her right to request a due process hearing to challenge Student's placement. (Id.)
Another meeting was held on September 9, 1997. During the meeting, Parent allegedly complained about Student's placement because Parent wanted Student to attend OHS so that Student could play football. (Aff. Collins ¶ 3, Doc. 24, Ex. 3.) Paradiso, Collins, and several other school officials allegedly told Parent that Student would have to remain at the Alternative School through the end of the 1998 school year because he had been expelled. (Decl. Parent ¶ 11, Doc. S-6.)
Parent then requested a due process hearing. Parent contends that Collins attempted to(Id. ¶ 13.) Parent contends that she was tricked into abandoning her due process request because Cayasso told her that there could be no agreement unless Parent withdrew her due process request. (Decl. Parent ¶ 13, Doc. S-6.) Based upon Parent's withdrawal of her due process request, the State of Florida Division of Administrative Hearings entered an order on September 26, 1997 dismissing the proceeding and closing the case. (Order, Doc. 24, Ex. 3, Ex. C.)
On October 14, 1997, Parent renewed her request for a due process hearing. (Decl. Parent ¶ 14, Doc. S-6.) The OCSB's counsel again forwarded her request to the Clerk of the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings, and a hearing was scheduled for November 7, 1997. (Aff. Collins ¶ 19, Doc. 24, Ex. 3.)