Legal Opinion
Clevenger v. Oak Ridge School Board
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided October 11, 1983No. CIV. 3-83-353PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION RENDERED FROM THE BENCH
ROBERT L. TAYLOR, Chief Judge.
The issue in this case is whether the Oak Ridge School Board’s recommendation to place Harold Richard Clevenger in the Lakeshore Mental Health Institute (Lake-shore) satisfies the requirement that it provide a “free appropriate public education” to a child handicapped within the meaning of the Education For All Handicapped Children Act (the Act). 20 U.S.C. § 1400, et seq.; see also Tenn.C.Ann. § 49-2901, et seq.
“Free appropriate public education” means instruction and support services designed to meet the unique needs of the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley Ex Rel. RowleySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Roncker v. WalterCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
- Michael Age v. Bullitt County Public SchoolsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1982
3Cited by5 opinions
- J.M. By & Through Mata v. Tn Dept. Of Educ.District Court, M.D. Tennessee · 2018
- Clevenger v. Oak Ridge School BoardCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- Clevenger v. Oak Ridge School BoardCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- Brown v. Williamson County Board of EducationDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 2020
- Clevenger v. Oak Ridge School Bd.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988