Rivera-Quiñones v. Department of Education

OPINION AND ORDER

BESOSA, District Judge.

On March 3, 2015, Widallys Rivera-Quiñones (“Rivera”)-personally and on behalf of her minor daughter “AVR” (collectively, “plaintiffs”) brought suit against the Puerto Rico Department of Education and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (collectively, “defendants”). (Docket No. 1.) Plaintiffs’ claims are two-fold. First, they allege that defendants’ failure to make various school facilities and equipment accessible to AVR, who uses a wheelchair, constitutes a violation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”), 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.,…