Legal Opinion
Timothy W., Etc. v. Rochester, New Hampshire, School District
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 31, 1989No. 88-1847PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Timothy W. appeals an order of the district court which held that under the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, a handicapped child is not eligible for special education if he cannot benefit from that education, and that Timothy W., a severely retarded and multiply handicapped child was not eligible under that standard. We reverse.
I. BACKGROUND
Timothy W. was born two months prematurely on December 8, 1975 with severe respiratory problems, and shortly thereafter experienced an intracranial hemor rhage, subdural effusions, seizures,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Mills v. Board of Education of District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1972
- Scanlon v. BattleSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by25 opinions
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