Gallagher v. Pontiac School District

WELLFORD, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant appealed the district court’s denial of his claims of failure to provide an adequate education based on the due process and equal protection clauses of the fourteenth amendment and on two federal statues — The Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 (“EAHCA”) and the Rehabilitation Act § 504 (“§ 504”). On appeal plaintiff seeks monetary damages under the EAHCA, § 504 and 42 U.S.C. § 1983.1 For the reasons stated below, we affirm the district court on all grounds and its judgment for all defendants.

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