St. Louis Developmental Disabilities Treatment Center Parents' Ass'n v. Mallory

HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge.

This appeal is from a judgment of the district court1 rejecting appellants’ “systemic challenge” to Missouri’s special education system, 591 F.Supp. 1416. On appeal, appellants contend that the Missouri system of special education contravenes provisions of the Education of All Handicapped Children Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 et seq. (the Education Act); and that the district court used erroneous legal standards in failing to so hold. We affirm.

Appellants are five handicapped advocacy groups based in Missouri, and thirteen severely handicapped children who receive or…