Legal Opinion
Andersen v. District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 23, 1989No. Nos. 88-7150, 88-7158, 88-7159 and 88-7160PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS.
STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
To be eligible to receive federal grants under the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 et seq. (1982 & Supp.1986), a state or the District must offer a “free [and] appropriate public education” for all handicapped students. 20 U.S.C. § 1412(1). Unless it meets the obligation by providing appropriate public education, it must bear the expense of a private facility. Id. at § 1413(a)(4)(B); see also School Comm. of Town of Burlington v. Department of Educ. of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley Ex Rel. RowleySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Honig v. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- School Committee of the Town of Burlington v. Department of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Alexander Kerkam v. Floretta McKenzie Superintendent, D.C. Public SchoolsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1989
- Town of Burlington v. Department of Education for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Town of Burlington v. Department of Education for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, John Doe, Etc., Town of Burlington v. Department of Education for the Commonwealth of MassachusettsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Drinker v. Colonial School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
- Joshua A. Ex Rel. Jorge A. v. Rocklin Unified School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
- Velma Olu-Cole v. E.L. Haynes Public Charter ScCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2019
- Block v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1990
- Joshua Andersen, by His Parents and Next Friends William T. And Roxanna N. Andersen v. District of Columbia, a Municipal Corporation David McAdoo by His Next Friend Harriette McAdoo and Harriette E. McAdoo v. Andrew Jenkins, Superintendent, D.C. Public Schools and the District of Columbia. Jason McMullen by His Parents and Next Friends Edward and Karen McMullen v. Andrew Jenkins, Superintendent, D.C. Public Schools and the District of Columbia. James Bowers, by His Mother and Next Friend Marva Bowers v. Andrew Jenkins, Superintendent, D.C. Public SchoolsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1989
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