East Ramapo Central School District v. King

OPINION OF THE COURT

Peters, P.J.

This appeal involves the ability of petitioner, a local educational agency (hereinafter LEA) {see 20 USC § 1401 [19] [A]; 34 CFR 300.28 [a]), to challenge a determination of respondent State Education Department, a state educational agency (hereinafter SEA) (see 20 USC § 1401 [32]; 34 CFR 300.41), that regulated and enforced petitioner’s compliance with the mandates of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (see 20 USC § 1400 et seq. [hereinafter IDEA]). The dispositive issue here is whether the IDEA grants petitioner a private right of action to…