Legal Opinion
M.C. Ex Rel. C. v. Voluntown Board of Education
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided July 26, 1999No. 3:97-cv-02208PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GOETTEL, District Judge.
Plaintiff M.C., by and through his parent and next friend, Mrs. C., 1 brought this action under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”), 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1487, 2 to partially challenge a decision of a due process hearing officer. The parties’ dispute centers on the individualized education programs (“IEPs”) developed for M.C. for the 1996-97 and 1997-98 school years, when he was in eighth and ninth grades, respectively. While the parties agreed that M.C. required a placement outside the Voluntown school system, they disagreed on an appropriate…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley Ex Rel. RowleySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Texas State Teachers Ass'n v. Garland Independent School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- School Committee of the Town of Burlington v. Department of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Maher v. GagneSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by7 opinions
- M.C., by & Through His Parent & Next Friend Mrs. C v. Voluntown Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
- Maine School Administrative District No. 35 v. Mr. & Mrs. R.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003
- Maine School Administrative District No. 35 v. Mr. And Mrs. R., on Their Own Behalf and on Behalf of Their Son, S.R., Mr. And Mrs. R., on Their Own Behalf and on Behalf of Their Son, S.R. v. Maine School Administrative District No. 35Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003
- E.W.K. v. Board of EducationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2012
- M.K. Ex Rel. Mrs. K. v. SergiDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 2008
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