Legal Opinion
Stellato Ex Rel. Rebecca v. Board of Education of the Ellenville Central School District
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided January 31, 1994No. 1:93-cr-00242PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McAVOY, Chief Judge.
I. BACKGROUND
This is an action commenced pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), as amended, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq. The IDEA creates a comprehensive scheme for assuring that handicapped children receive a “free appropriate public education.” 20 U.S.C. § 1401(18). The statute requires states to set up due process procedures to ensure that children with disabilities obtain the education to which they are entitled.
Article 89 of the New York Education Law § 4401 et seq. and 8 N.Y.C.R.R. part 200, were adopted, in part, to comply with the State’s…
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