Legal Opinion
Reid Ex Rel. Reid v. District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 25, 2005No. 04-7051PublishedCited by 388 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.
Concurring opinion filed by Circuit . Judge HENDERSON.
TATEL, Circuit Judge.
When a school district deprives a disabled child of free appropriate public education in violation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, a court fashioning “appropriate” relief, as the statute allows, may order compensatory education, i.e., replacement of educational services the child should have received in the first place. This commonsense proposition— conceded by the school district here and supported by the Supreme Court’s decision compelling…
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