Legal Opinion
D.S. by and Through M.S. v. Trumbull Bd. of Educ.
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided February 15, 2019No. 3:18-cv-00163 (JAM)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jeffrey Alker Meyer, United States District Judge
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq. , is a landmark federal statute that protects the rights of disabled children to receive a free and appropriate public education. One of the keys to ensuring that a public school district provides an appropriate education is the proper evaluation over time of the child's disabilities. The IDEA requires schools to conduct a range of comprehensive and periodic evaluations for each disabled child.
But parents don't always agree with the results of evaluations that a…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Christensen v. Harris CountySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Schaffer Ex Rel. Schaffer v. WeastSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
- Lauren W. Ex Rel. Jean W. v. DeflaminisCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2007
- R.E. Ex Rel. J.E. v. New York City Department of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2012
- Anthony Gagliardo and Adele Gagliardo v. Arlington Central School District, Docket No. 06-1494-CvCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2007
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Cynthia K. v. Portsmouth School DepartmentDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 2020
- Carla Fernandes Bloomfield v. Kingdom East School District and Vermont Agency of EducationDistrict Court, D. Vermont · 2026
- K. v. Portsmouth School DepartmentDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 2020
- L.D. v. Anne Arundel County Public SchoolsDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2019