DeVries ex rel. DeBlaay v. Spillane

MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge:

The Leary School located in Alexandria, Virginia, was attended by the plaintiff, Michael DeVries, at public expense during the school year 1985-86. Leary is a private special education school. That was by agreement of his mother, Marjorie De-Blaay, and school officials. During the summer of 1986, several meetings were held for the purpose of developing an individualized education program (IEP) for Michael for the 1986-87 school year. His mother insisted that Michael attend his neighborhood public school, Annandale High School, with the school providing whatever…