Legal Opinion

Joshua A. ex rel. Jorge A. v. Rocklin Unified School District

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided March 19, 2009No. 08-15845Published

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM *

The parties are familiar with the facts. We proceed to the law.

Joshua A. (“Student”) argues that Rock-lin Unified School District (“District”) failed to provide him with a Free and Appropriate Public Education (“FAPE”) for the 2006-2007 school year.

To be eligible for federal education funding, the IDEA requires a state to have policies and procedures in place to ensure that “[a] free appropriate public education is available to all children with disabilities residing in the State.” 20 U.S.C. § 1412(a)(1)(A). The IDEA does not require that the state adhere to any particular…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley Ex Rel. RowleySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Maureen Deal Phillip Deal, Parents, on Behalf of Zachary Deal v. Hamilton County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
  3. Hydrick v. McDanielCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
  4. Nb v. Hellgate Elementary School Dist. Ex Rel. Board of DirectorsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
  5. Pitchford Ex Rel. M. v. Salem-Keizer School District No. 24JDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 2001

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