Legal Opinion
Berger v. Medina City School District
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 29, 2003No. 01-3874, 01-3912PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RALPH B. GUY, JR., Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs, Tammy and Steve Berger, appeal the judgment entered in this action brought under the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. § 1415, which sought reimbursement for the tuition plaintiffs paid to have their hearing-impaired son, Travis, attend private school for the 1999-2000 school year. The district court found that although the Medina City School District failed to offer Travis a free appropriate public education (FAPE), plaintiffs were not entitled to tuition reimbursement both because the private placement was…
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3Cited by3 opinions
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