Legal Opinion
Shirlene Hall v. Knott County Board of Education
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 6, 1991No. 89-5888PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID A. NELSON, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from the dismissal of an action for damages allegedly sustained as a result of violations of the Education of the Handicapped Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 et seq., and § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794.
*404The plaintiff, who is blind, received home instruction from the defendant board of education beginning in 1972, when she was 11 years old. The home instruction was continued beyond her 21st birthday, and she received a high school diploma at the age of 22. This lawsuit was filed five years later, when the plaintiff was 27. The…
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