Scruggs v. Campbell

BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:

This appeal raises a question about the propriety of bifurcating a single controversy over the education of a handicapped child by litigation in both state and federal courts. The district court held that the issues arising out of the controversy should not be tried in both forums, and it dismissed the complaint filed by Patricia and E. W. Scruggs, parents of the child, against state and county educational officials. We ‘affirm because the state court was the appropriate forum for litigation of all issues arising out of the controversy.

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Susanna Scruggs is a handicapped…