Legal Opinion
Thomas R.W., by and Through His Next Friends Pamela R. And Edward W. v. Massachusetts Department of Education
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 17, 1997No. 97-1477PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge.
This appeal was brought under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq. (1996) to resolve the question of whether a disabled student in a private school is entitled to the on-site services of a one to one aide provided by the public school system. Because we find that appellant’s claim for injunctive relief became moot when he graduated, we now vacate the judgment of the district court and dismiss the appeal without reaching the merits.
BACKGROUND
Appellant Thomas R.W. (Thomas) is a fourteen-year-old, special education student…
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