Legal Opinion
Forest Grove School District v. T. A.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 22, 2009No. 08-305PublishedCited by 407 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stevens
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA or Act), 84 Stat. 175, as amended, 20 U. S. C. § 1400 et seq., requires States receiving federal funding to make a “free appropriate public education” (EAPE) available to all children with disabilities residing in the State, § 1412(a)(1)(A). We have previously held that when a public school fails to provide a FAPE and a child’s parents place the child in an appropriate private school without the school district’s consent, a court may require the district to reimburse the parents for the cost of the private education. See School Comm, of…
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