P.F., a minor, by A.F. v. Carolyn S. Taylor

Sykes, Circuit Judge.

Under Wisconsin's open-enrollment program, a public-school student can apply to transfer from his resident school district to a nonresident district that has an available space for him. WIS. STAT. § 118.51. The program distinguishes between "regular education and special education spaces." Id. § 118.51(5)(a)1. If a student with a disability requires special services, a nonresident district may deny the student's *469 transfer application if it lacks the services or space necessary to meet those special needs. Id. § 118.51(5)(a)4.

This suit concerns a group of disabled…