Legal Opinion
E.M. v. Pajaro Valley Unified School District Office of Administrative Hearings
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 14, 2011No. 09-17084PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge NOONAN; Dissent by Judge BEA.
OPINION
NOONAN, Circuit Judge:
E.M. is a bilingual student in Pajaro Valley Unified School District (“PVUSD”), California. He has performed poorly in school, although by most measures, he is of average to above-average intellectual ability. E.M.’s parents brought this action to challenge PVUSD’s determination that E.M. did not qualify for special education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”). The Special Education Division of the California Office of Administrative Hearings (“OAH”) upheld PVUSD’s assessment. The district…
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