Legal Opinion
T.F. v. District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 28, 2025No. Civil Action No. 2023-3612Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA T.F., BY HIS GUARDIAN, LISA ELLERN- FELDMAN, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 1:23-cv-03612 (CJN) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION T.F. is a severely autistic 21-year-old DCPS student who has received special education services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act since 2008. In 2023, through his court-appointed guardian, he filed a challenge to his then two most recent individualized education programs, arguing that they denied him the “free appropriate public education” to which he is entitled under…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley Ex Rel. RowleySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Reid Ex Rel. Reid v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2005
- Karl Pihl v. Massachusetts Department of EducationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
- Branham Ex Rel. Branham v. Government of the District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2005
- District of Columbia v. DoeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2010
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