Legal Opinion · Dissent
Klein Independent School Dist v. Per Hovem
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 6, 2012No. 10-20694Published
1DissentCarl E. Stewart, Circuit Judge
As the majority notes, DefendanL-Appellee Per Hovem is an intelligent former student of Plaintiff-Appellant Klein Independent School District (KISD). Though Per was a gifted student in other areas, he suffered from a special learning disability in the area of written expression, which is covered by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq. When Per’s parents, Defendants-Appellees Knut and Signe Hovem, realized that he was not improving in his area of disability, they removed him from KISD and enrolled him in the Landmark School, which specializes in…
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