Legal Opinion
Big Beaver Falls Area School District v. Jackson
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 1, 1992No. 292 C.D. 1992PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELLEGRINI, Judge.
Big Beaver Falls Area School District (District) appeals the decision of a Special Education Appeals Review Panel of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Appeals Panel) finding that student Hope Jackson’s (Hope) individualized education program (IEP) was not appropriate under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 1 and state regulations, 2 and ordering compensatory education.
The IDEA requires that for a state to receive federal assistance, it must provide a child with disabilities a “free appropriate public education” 3 based on the unique needs of the student.…
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
- Miener v. State Of MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
- In re Appeal of the Municipality of Penn HillsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Barnes v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Saucon Valley School District v. Robert O.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- Punxsutawney Area School District v. KanouffCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Big Beaver Falls Area School District v. JacksonCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- A.S. v. Office for Dispute Resolution (Quakertown Community School District)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
- Brownsville Area School District v. Student XCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
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