Legal Opinion
Evans v. District No. 17 of Douglas County
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 8, 1988No. 87-1650PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
Elliott and Katherine Evans, on behalf of their child Christine Evans, brought an action against Millard Public Schools in Omaha, Nebraska, and the Nebraska Department of Education under the Education for the Handicapped Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-62 (EHA). The EHA requires states to provide handicapped children a “free appropriate education” as a condition to receiving federal financial assistance. To attain this objective, the EHA establishes a system of “procedural safeguards” which permits parents to participate in, disagree with, and contest decisions made by public…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- School Committee of the Town of Burlington v. Department of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Kruelle v. New Castle County School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Floretta McKenzie Superintendent, D.C. Public Schools v. Christopher Smith, by His ParentsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Board Of Education Of Murphysboro Community Unit School District No. 186 v. Illinois State Board Of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
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