Legal Opinion
P.T. Gillette, Jr., a Minor, by and Through His Parents, Paul and Susan Gillette v. Fairland Board of Education
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 9, 1991No. 90-3270PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq. (the Act), provides that in order to qualify for federal funds for the education of children with disabilities, the states must ensure that all children with disabilities are provided with a “free appropriate public education.” 20 U.S.C. § 1412(1). If a state is unable to provide an appropriate education in its own schools, then it must provide the tuition for a private education at a school which is able to provide an appropriate education. The defendant, Fairland Board of Education (defendant),…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley Ex Rel. RowleySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- School Committee of the Town of Burlington v. Department of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Gillette Ex Rel. Gillette v. Fairland Board of EducationDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 1989
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- Board of Education v. HollandDistrict Court, E.D. California · 1992
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