Legal Opinion
Poway Unified School District v. Cheng Ex Rel. Cheng
District Court, S.D. California
Decided September 26, 2011No. Case 10CV0897-LAB (POR)Published
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER RE: CROSS MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
LARRY ALAN BURNS, District Judge.
Poway Unified School District challenges the decision of an Administrative Law Judge that K.C., a deaf student, is entitled to “word-for-word” transcription services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. It is the District’s position that “meaning-for-meaning” transcription is sufficient. 1 K.C., of course, believes that meaning-for-meaning transcription is substantially inferior to word- for-word transcription, and that the Administrative Law Judge got it right. 2
1. Legal Background
The Individuals…
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- Schaffer Ex Rel. Schaffer v. WeastSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
- Gregory K., a Student of the Longview School District v. Longview School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- W.G. B.G., Individually and as Parents of R.G., a Minor v. Board of Trustees of Target Range School District No. 23, Missoula, MontanaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- Town of Burlington v. Department of Education for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Town of Burlington v. Department of Education for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, John Doe, Etc., Town of Burlington v. Department of Education for the Commonwealth of MassachusettsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
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