Lebron v. North Penn School District

MEMORANDUM

ANITA B. BRODY, District Judge.

This dispute involves plaintiff parents’ objections to a defendant school district’s educational plan for their autistic son. Plaintiffs claim that the school district’s proposed kindergarten plan violated the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA” or “the Act”).

I. Background

IDEA’S predecessor statute was enacted in response to a congressional finding that a majority of children with disabilities did not receive appropriate educational services. Oberbi v. Bd. of Educ. of Clemenbon Sch. Nisi., 995 F.2d 1204, 1213 (3d Cir.1993); see 20…