Opinion ID: 780172
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Heading: VDOE's Failure to Adjudicate Plaintiff's Administrative Complaint

Text: 105 Plaintiff has also brought a claim against the VDOE for its failure to adjudicate her administrative complaint in a timely fashion, as required by 34 C.F.R. §§ 300.660-662. 20 The letters Taylor sent to the VDOE, included with her complaint, leads us to conclude that Taylor never triggered the administrative review process. Her letters were not directed to the VDOE. They were addressed to ACSU, with courtesy copies sent to ANSU, the federal Department of Education, the VDOE, Weybridge Elementary School, and Robinson Elementary School. There is nothing in these letters that would have put the VDOE on notice that Taylor was initiating Vermont's administrative complaint process. Taylor's remaining claim against the VDOE must therefore be dismissed. 106