Legal Opinion
Cheryl Blanchard v. Morton School District Russ Davis Regine Aleksunas, Se Teacher Jim Grossman, Slp Robyn Goodwin, Principal
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 19, 2005No. 03-35677PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHROEDER, Chief Judge.
This is an action by the mother of a child with autism, who seeks damages for the mother’s own emotional distress caused by the conduct of the defendants, the Morton School District and its current and former employees, in providing special education services to her son. The district court dismissed the action for failure to exhaust administrative remedies under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”), 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482. We reverse, because there were no administrative remedies available for her to exhaust. We remand to the district court to…
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- Shirlene Hall v. Knott County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
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