Legal Opinion
Carter ex rel. Carter v. Florence County School District Four
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 26, 1991No. 91-1047PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (formerly the Education of the Handicapped Act), 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq., requires states that receive federal funds for education of the handicapped to provide such children with a “free appropriate public education.” 20 U.S.C. § 1412(1) (1988). In Burlington School Committee v. Massachusetts Department of Education, 471 U.S. 359, 105 S.Ct. 1996, 85 L.Ed.2d 385 (1985), the Supreme Court held that parents who believe that the education offered by the public schools is inappropriate may unilaterally place their…
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- School Committee of the Town of Burlington v. Department of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Daniel R.R. v. State Board of Education, El Paso Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- John Doe v. Brookline School CommitteeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
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- Sumter County School District 17 v. Heffernan Ex Rel. THCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2011
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