Legal Opinion
Jason Babb, a Minor, Through His Parents and Next Friends, Joe and Sharon Babb v. Knox County School System
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 29, 1992No. 91-5500PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOYCE F. MARTIN, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Joe and Sharon Babb, on behalf of their son Jason, appeal a determination that the Knox County, Tennessee school system has no responsibility for costs associated with time Jason spent in Peninsula Psychiatric Hospital. The Babbs argue that Jason was handicapped under the Education of the Handicapped Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1401-1461 (1991). They now seek reimbursement for the costs relating to Jason’s stay at Peninsula, arguing that his stay was in keeping with the Act and necessary to provide Ja son with appropriate educational services. We agree and reverse…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley Ex Rel. RowleySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- 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
- James Edward Jackson, a Minor Joined by His Mother, Lillie R. Thompson v. Franklin County School Board, Wanda Gandy, Robert Kimbrough, Larry AlfordCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Timothy Tilton, by His Guardian and Next Friend, Mona Richards v. Jefferson County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation v. Paul B. And the Hamilton County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
- Knable ex rel. Knable v. Bexley City School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
- M.M. Ex Rel. C.M. v. School Board of Miami-Dade CountyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2006
- N.L. ex rel. Ms. C. v. Knox County SchoolsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2003
- Regional School Unit 51 v. DoeDistrict Court, D. Maine · 2013
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