Legal Opinion
Jefferson County Board of Education v. Breen
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 29, 1988No. 87-7625PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge:
The primary issue in this case is whether Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa, Alabama is capable of providing Alice Breen “a free appropriate public education” as provided by the Education of the Handicapped Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq. (the Act). The district court found that Bryce Hospital lacks the facilities necessary to treat Alice, but that the Ranch Treatment Center in Austin, Texas is capable of providing an appropriate education. For the reasons stated below we affirm.
BACKGROUND
In November 1974, at age seven, Alice Breen sustained a closed head injury…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Miener v. State Of MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
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