Legal Opinion
Greenland School District v. Amy N. Ex Rel. Katie C.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 23, 2004No. 03-1668, 03-1697PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
In 1997 Congress significantly amended the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq. The 1997 Amendments, Pub.L. No. 105-17, 111 Stat. 37 (1997), reinforced the principle that children should not be removed unnecessarily from regular education environments, 20 U.S.C. § 1412(a)(5)(A), in part by eliminating “inappropriate financial incentives for referring children to special education.” H.R. Rep. 105-95, at 90 (1997), reprinted in 1997 U.S.C.C.A.N. 78, 87. One specific purpose of the amendments was to control government expenditures…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- School Committee of the Town of Burlington v. Department of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Irving Independent School District v. TatroSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- M.C., by & Through His Parent & Next Friend Mrs. C v. Voluntown Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
- Manchester School District v. Crisman Ex Rel. Kimberli M.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2002
- Rafferty v. Cranston Public School CommitteeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2002
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Frank G. And Dianne G., Parents of a Disabled Student, Anthony G. v. Board of Education of Hyde Park, Central School District, Docket No. 04-4981-CvCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
- Mr. I. Ex Rel. L.I. v. Maine School Administrative District No. 55Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2007
- Schoenbach v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2004
- Forest Grove School District v. T.A.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
- S.W. v. New York City Department of EducationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2009
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