Legal Opinion
Chambers v. School District of Philadelphia Board of Education
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 20, 2009No. 07-4790PublishedCited by 356 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FISHER, Circuit Judge.
Robert and Leslie Chambers are the parents of Ferren Chambers. Ferren suffers from cognitive and developmental disorders and, although now in her twenties, functions on the level of a young child. In 2005, the Chambers sued the School District of Philadelphia Board of Education (the “School District”). Alleging that the School District’s failure to provide Ferren with an appropriate education obstructed her intellectual growth, the Chambers asserted various statutory and constitutional violations, both in their own right and on Ferren’s behalf. The…
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