Legal Opinion

S.H. v. Rutherford Cnty. Sch.

District Court, M.D. Tennessee

Decided September 26, 2018No. 3:15-cv-0809PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WAVERLY D. CRENSHAW, JR., CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

This is an action under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ("IDEA"), 20 U.S.C. § 1400, et. seq. , brought by P.H. and R.H. on behalf of themselves and S.H., their 12 year old daughter. Among other things, S.H. has been diagnosed with Prader-Willi Syndrome. When an Administrative Law Judge dismissed their due process complaint, Plaintiffs filed suit in this Court asserting that Rutherford County Schools ("RCS") denied S.H. the free appropriate public education ("FAPE") required by the IDEA.

On August 1, 2018, after an…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley Ex Rel. RowleySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Honig v. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. Florence County School District Four v. Carter Ex Rel. CarterSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. Fry v. Napoleon Community SchoolsSupreme Court of the United States · 2017
  5. Maureen Deal Phillip Deal, Parents, on Behalf of Zachary Deal v. Hamilton County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004

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3Cited by4 opinions

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  3. CENTRAL BUCKS SCHOOL DISTRICT v. Q.M.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2022
  4. JM v. Genesee Intermediate School DistrictDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2025

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