Legal Opinion

K.S. ex rel. L.L. v. R.I. Board of Education ex rel. Cottam

District Court, D. Rhode Island

Decided May 9, 2017No. C.A. No. 14-077 SPublished

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

WILLIAM E. SMITH, .Chief Judge.

In this case the Court must decide whether the Rhode Island Board of Education's practice permitting local education agencies to terminate special-education services to disabled children at- age 21 violates the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”), 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq. -Before the Court are Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment and Defendant’s Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment. For the reasons set- forth below, I find -that the Rhode Island statutory and regulatory scheme does not violate the IDEA. Therefore, Plaintiffs’…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Douglas T. Wightman v. Springfield Terminal Railway Company and United Transportation UnionCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
  2. Adria International Group, Inc. v. Ferré Development, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
  3. Prescott v. HigginsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2008
  4. Thompson v. Coca-Cola Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2008
  5. Maymi v. Puerto Rico Ports AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2008

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