Legal Opinion
L. H. v. Hamilton Cty. Dep't of Educ.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 20, 2018No. 17-5989; 18-5086PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALICE M. BATCHELDER, Circuit Judge.
When a school district decided to move a disabled child from a "mainstreamed" classroom with non-disabled children to a segregated classroom solely for children with disabilities, the child's parents opposed that decision, removed the child to a private school, and sought relief under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 et seq. After years of dispute and litigation, the district court held that the school district's placement of the child in the segregated classroom was more restrictive than necessary and therefore…
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