Legal Opinion
Kate Frazier v. Fairhaven School Committee
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 9, 2002No. 01-1130PublishedCited by 255 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
This appeal requires us to decide three issues of first impression in this circuit. Answering a question that has divided our sister circuits, we hold that a plaintiff who alleges that local educational officials have flouted her right to a free and appropriate public education may not bring suit for money damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 without first exhausting the administrative process established by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). We next conclude that same-sex discrimination is actionable under Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972…
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