Legal Opinion
Loren F. Ex Rel. Fisher v. Atlanta Independent School System
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 7, 2003No. 02-15252PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDENFIELD, District Judge:
I. BACKGROUND
Claiming that their son, “Loren F.,” suffers a “nonverbal learning disability,” his parents requested that the Atlanta Public Schools (APS) accommodate him under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”), 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq. (1994), and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1978 (“Section 504”), 29 U.S.C. § 791 et seq. (1994). Deeming APS’s efforts inadequate, they removed him from an APS school and private-schooled him, then unsuccessfully pursued APS for reimbursement administratively and in district court.
They now appeal, inter…
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