Legal Opinion
M.H. Ex Rel. H. v. Bristol Board of Education
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided August 29, 2001No. 3:98CV867PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON THE DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
COVELLO, Chief Judge.
This is an action for damages. It is brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1083, 1 the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 et seq. (“IDEA”), 2 and common law tenets concerning assault, intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligence. The plaintiff, a disabled minor with Down’s syndrome, alleges that the defendant, the Bristol board of education, and its employees violated his rights in connection with his education in the Bristol school system. The defendants now move for summary…
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