SM v. School City of Hammond

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA HAMMOND DIVISION S.M. by her parent and next friend, L.M., ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 2:24-cv-048-PPS-JEM ) SCHOOL CITY OF HAMMOND, THE ) INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, ) DIVISION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION, and ) KATIE JENNER, INDIANA SECRETARY OF ) EDUCATION, ) ) Defendants. ) OPINION AND ORDER This case arises from the appeal of an administrative action concerning alleged violations of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act,

20 U.S.C. § 1400

et seq. (the “IDEA”) and Indiana’s related special education rules. The defendants are…