Houston Independent School District v. Bobby R.

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Caius R., a minor child, by and through his parents, Bobby R. and Joyce R., initiated this action against the Houston Independent School District (“HISD”) in a claim before a Texas Education Agency (“TEA”) hearing officer. The TEA determined that HISD had not provided Caius a “free appropriate public education” as required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400, et seq. (“IDEA”), and the officer ordered HISD to make certain changes in Caius’s education program. On appeal from the TEA’s decision, the district court decided in favor of…