Legal Opinion

R.L. v. Miami-Dade County School Board

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided July 2, 2014No. 12-14880PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MARTIN, Circuit Judge:

This appeal arises out of a lengthy and contentious dispute between the Miami-Dade County School Board (the Board) and R.L. and S.L., whose son O.L. has been diagnosed with developmental and digestive disorders that have greatly impacted his educational needs. After years of difficulties resulting at least in part from the growing size of his school environments, O.L.’s parents asked the Board to place him in a smaller high school than his 3600-student home high school. When the Board refused, and after the high school placement proved unworkable for O.L., his parents…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley Ex Rel. RowleySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. School Committee of the Town of Burlington v. Department of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Florence County School District Four v. Carter Ex Rel. CarterSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. Access Now, Inc. v. Southwest Airlines Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
  5. Arlington Central School District Board of Education v. MurphySupreme Court of the United States · 2006

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3Cited by30 opinions

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