Legal Opinion

Jenkins v. Florida

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided April 24, 1987No. 86-3307PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Per curiam

In this case, the district court held that the defendants violated the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975, 20 U.S.C.A. § 1400, et seq., granting declaratory and injunctive relief. The appeal from that decision was voluntarily dismissed. The district court denied, however, the plaintiffs’ claim for reimbursement of tuition fees. Plaintiffs appealed. In light of the recent Supreme Court decision in Burlington School Comm. v. Mass. Dept. of Educ., 471 U.S. 359, 105 S.Ct. 1996, 85 L.Ed.2d 385 (1985), the denial of reimbursement is vacated and the case is remanded for consideration…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. School Committee of the Town of Burlington v. Department of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Anderson v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
  3. Floretta McKenzie Superintendent, D.C. Public Schools v. Christopher Smith, by His ParentsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
  4. Richard B. Manecke v. School Board of Pinellas County, Florida, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
  5. Christopher Powell, Etc. v. Ed DeforeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. In Re Drew P. By Next Friend v. Clarke County School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
  2. Muth v. Central Bucks School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
  3. Jenkins v. State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
  4. Ivan P. Ex Rel. Lukas P. v. Westport Board of EducationDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1994
  5. King v. Pine Plains Central School DistrictDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1996

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