Legal Opinion
Florence County School District Four v. Carter Ex Rel. Carter
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 9, 1993No. 91-1523PublishedCited by 828 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Connor
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA or Act), 84 Stat. 175, as amended, 20 U. S. C. § 1400 et seq. (1988 ed. and Supp. IV), requires States to provide disabled children with a “free appropriate public education,” § 1401(a)(18). This case presents the question whether a court may order reimbursement for parents who unilaterally withdraw their child from a public school that provides an inappropriate education under IDEA and put the child in a private school that provides an education that is otherwise proper under IDEA, but does not meet all the requirements of § 1401(a)(18).…
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