Legal Opinion
McAllister v. District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 21, 2014No. Civil Action No. 2012-1002PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
CHRISTOPHER R. COOPER, United States District Judge
Plaintiff Robin McAllister claims that the District of Columbia Public Schools (“DCPS”) denied her son, J.R., a free and appropriate public education (“FAPE”) in violation of federal law when it changed his special education placement from a private academy to his neighborhood public high school. Following an administrative hearing at which the parties presented conflicting and, in the hearing officer’s opinion, unconvincing testimony as to whether the public school could meet J.R.’s educational needs, the hearing officer…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Reid Ex Rel. Reid v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2005
- R.E. Ex Rel. J.E. v. New York City Department of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2012
- S.H., Individually and on Behalf of I.H. v. State-Operated School District of the City of NewarkCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003
- Alexander Kerkam v. Floretta McKenzie Superintendent, D.C. Public SchoolsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by25 opinions
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