Legal Opinion
Lillian L. Mosely v. Board of Education of the City of Chicago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 4, 2006No. 03-4074, 03-4120PublishedCited by 155 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOOD, Circuit Judge.
For the better part of two years, Lillian Mosely fought the efforts of the Chicago Public Schools to place her son Melvin in a special education class. She was not satisfied with the treatment Melvin was receiving; moreover, as she saw matters, her efforts led the Board of Education of the City of Chicago to retaliate against her in a number of ways. Mosely eventually sued under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 et seq., complaining about Melvin’s treatment and the procedures the schools had used, and under 42 U.S.C. § 1983,…
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