Legal Opinion
Ms. M. v. Falmouth School Department
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 27, 2017No. 16-1877PPublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STAHL, Circuit Judge.
This case concerns a claim that the Fal-mouth School Department (“Falmouth” or “School Department”) did not provide one of its students, O.M., with a “free appropriate public education” (“FAPE”) as guaranteed under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”), 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq. The complaint centers on O.M.’s individualized education program (“IEP”), which constitutes the “primary- vehicle” for a school’s delivery of a FAPE under the IDEA. Lessard v. Wilton Lyndeborough Coop. Sch. Dist., 518 F.3d 18, 23 (1st Cir. 2008). O.M.’s mother, Ms. M., asserts…
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