Sonya C. ex rel. Olivas v. Arizona School for the Deaf & Blind

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

MARQUEZ, District Judge.

On July 10, 1990, this Court, by Minute Entry, ruled in favor of plaintiffs on the issue presented for judicial review. The following memorandum explains the reasons for the Court’s order.

INTRODUCTION

Procedural Background

This is a judicial review of an administrative decision of the Arizona Department of Education (ADOE), pursuant to the Education of the Handicapped Act (EHA), 20 U.S.C. § 1401 et seq., relating to the free education of Sonya Castro, a deaf student at the Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind (ASDB).

In July 1988, an initial…