Legal Opinion
Board of Education v. Dienelt
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 7, 1988No. 87-1083PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Per curiam
The Cabell County Board of Education (the “Board”) appeals from the decision of the district court entered on April 6, 1987, which held that the Board had failed to provide a free and appropriate public education for Paul Dienelt as required by the Education of the Handicapped Act (“EHA”), 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1485 (1978 & Supp.1987). A corresponding judgment ordered the Board to reimburse the Dienelts for $67,838.32 in tuition and related expenses of placing Paul in a private school. Finding no merit in any of the arguments raised by the Board, we affirm.
Paul Dienelt is a learning-disabled…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley Ex Rel. RowleySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Robinson v. PinderhughesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
- John Schimmel, a Minor, by His Parents and Next Friends John & Betty Schimmel and John Schimmel, Betty Schimmel v. Robert Spillane, Supt. Fairfax Co. Public Schools Fairfax Co. Bd. Of Education John Davis, Supt. Va. Dept. Of Education, the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Virginia, Inc., Amicus Curiae. John Schimmel, a Minor, by His Parents and Next Friends John & Betty Schimmel and John Schimmel, Betty Schimmel v. Robert Spillane, Supt. Fairfax Co. Public Schools Fairfax Co. Bd. Of Education, and John Davis, Supt. Va. Dept. Of Education, John Schimmel, a Minor, by His Parents and Next Friends John & Betty Schimmel and John Schimmel, Betty Schimmel v. John Davis, Supt. Va. Dept. Of Education, and Robert Spillane, Supt. Fairfax Co. Public Schools Fairfax Co. Bd. Of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
- Thomas v. StaatsDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1985
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