1. NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION LAW
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NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION LAW
EQUIP FOR EQUALITY CONSORTIUM PROGRAM
MAY 31, 2017
MARK C. WEBER
DEPAUL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW

2. Two Earth-Shattering (Maybe?) Developments
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Two Earth-Shattering (Maybe?) Developments
Fry v. Napoleon Cmty. Schs. (exhaustion of Section 504-ADA claims)
Endrew F. v. Douglas Cnty. Sch. Dist. RE-1 (IDEA appropriate education standard)

3. Child Find, Evaluation, and Eligibility
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Child Find, Evaluation, and Eligibility
Illinois Authority
Jason O. v. Manhattan Sch. Dist. No. 114 – Ostby (adequate response to behavior problems without formal assessment)
Non-Illinois Authority
L.J. v. Pittsburg Unified Sch. Dist. (accommodations were special education, so student met eligibility standard with average performance)
Doe v. Cape Elizabeth Sch. Dist. (reading fluency deficit)
Timothy O. v. Paso Robles Unified Sch. Dist. (autism assessment)

4. Response to Intervention (RTI)
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Response to Intervention (RTI)
Non-Illinois Authority
Greenwich Bd. of Educ. v. G.M. (school should have evaluated child despite her progress under RTI)

5. Independent Evaluation (IEE)
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Independent Evaluation (IEE)
Illinois Authority
B.G. v. City of Chicago Sch. Dist. 299 (district assessment was adequate)
Jason O. v. Manhattan Sch. Dist. No. 114 – Ostby (IEE reimbursement for full cost, not net after insurance)
Federal Guidance
Savit (access to classroom for parent’s evaluator)
Non-Illinois Authority
Seth B. v. Orleans Parish Sch. Bd. (substantial compliance with agency criteria is enough for funding claim)

6. IEP Process, Implementation, and Related Issues
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IEP Process, Implementation, and Related Issues
Federal Guidance
Andel (no requirement to warn of attorney presence at IEP)
Non-Illinois Authority
M.C. v. Antelope Valley Union High Sch. Dist. (unilateral amendment and inadequate specificity of IEP)
A.M. v. New York City Dep’t of Educ. (failure to follow IEP team consensus)
L.O. v. New York City Dep’t of Educ. (IEP must be aligned with evaluation)

7. Appropriate Education in General
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Appropriate Education in General
Illinois Authority
Endrew F. v. Douglas Cnty. Sch. Dist. RE-1
Federal Guidance
Dear Colleague (behavioral services)
Non-Illinois Authority
A.M. v. New York City Dep’t of Educ. (continued need for ABA)
L.O. v. New York City Dep’t of Educ. (behavior plan, speech, etc.)

8. Peer Harassment and Bullying
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Peer Harassment and Bullying
Non-Illinois Authority
Doe v. Columbia-Brazoria Indep. Sch. Dist. (insufficient allegation of actual knowledge for Section 504-ADA and Title IX claims)
T.K. v. New York City Dep’t of Educ. (IDEA violation from failure even to discuss bullying in IEP meetings)

9. Related Services and Assistive Technology
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Related Services and Assistive Technology
Non-Illinois Authority
L.M.H. v. Arizona Dep’t of Educ. (peer-reviewed research)
School Dist. of Phila. v. Williams (iPad)

10. Least Restrictive Environment
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Least Restrictive Environment
Illinois Authority
Jason O. v. Manhattan Sch. Dist. No. 114 – Ostby (approving self-contained class)
Case No (rejecting school district’s proposal of therapeutic day school)
Non-Illinois Authority
L.H. v. Hamilton Cnty. Dep’t of Educ. (student need not achieve at grade level to be mainstreamed)
Brown v. District of Columbia (IEP team has to discuss LRE)

11. Parental Status Illinois Authority
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Parental Status
Illinois Authority
Smith v. Meeks (noncustodial parent gets notice but can’t demand due process hearing)

12. Records Access and Privacy
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Records Access and Privacy
Illinois Authority
Allison W. v. Oak Park & River Forest High Sch. Dist. No. 200 (June 14, 2016) (no dismissal of educational records claims under preclusion doctrine); also May 27, 2016 (denying motion to dismiss claim, not specified in opinion, brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for alleged violation of rights provided by IDEA)

13. Dispute Mediation, Resolution, and Settlement
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Dispute Mediation, Resolution, and Settlement
Illinois Authority
Campbell-Ewald v. Gomez (not moot when offer not accepted)
Miksis v. Evanston Twp. High Sch. Dist. No. 202 (jurisdiction in action alleging breach of settlement agreement)
Jeffries v. City of Chicago School District #299 – Foster (finding that settlement embraced Section 1983 claim)

14. Due Process Hearing Complaints & Related
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Due Process Hearing Complaints & Related
Illinois Authority
Nardella v. Leyden High Sch. Dist. 212 (June 22 & Aug. 11, 2016) (in appeal of due process proceeding, dismissing defendants not parties below)
Non-Illinois Authority
M.C. v. Antelope Valley Union High Sch. Dist. (hearing officer should not restate issues; issues are not waived if tried by consent)

15. Due Process Hearing Limitations
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Due Process Hearing Limitations
Non-Illinois Authority
G.L. v. Ligonier Valley Sch. Dist. Auth. (no limit on remedy if known-or-should-have-known date met)
Avila v. Spokane Sch. Dist. 81 (adopting G.L.)
Damarcus S. v. District of Columbia (adopting G.L.)

16. Conduct of Due Process Hearing
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Conduct of Due Process Hearing
Illinois Authority
Jason O. v. Manhattan Sch. Dist. No. 114 – Ostby (no prejudicial error in restrictions on evidence, etc.)
Raglin v. Board of Educ. of Bloom Twp. High Sch. Dist. (striking of claim for compensatory education)
B.G. v. City of Chicago Sch. Dist. 299 (time limits on witnesses, expert qualifications okay)

17. Maintenance of Placement
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Maintenance of Placement
Illinois Authority
Board of Educ. of Jacksonville Sch. Dist. v. C.P. (hearing officer decision was new status quo)
Non-Illinois Authority
N.E. v. Seattle Sch. Dist. (first stage of multi-stage IEP was not status quo)
Dervishi v. Stamford Bd. of Educ. (time-limited IEP was status quo)

18. Class Actions Non-Illinois Authority
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Class Actions
Non-Illinois Authority
Smith v. Los Angeles Unified Sch. Dist. (allowing intervention in class action concerning least restrictive environment)
T.R. v. School Dist. of Phila. (refusing to dismiss class complaint on translation for limited English proficient families)
DL v. District of Columbia (class action on IDEA Part C)

19. Mootness Doctrine Illinois Authority
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Mootness Doctrine
Illinois Authority
Campbell-Ewald v. Gomez (unaccepted settlement offer does not moot case)
Ostby v. Manhattan Sch. Dist. No. 114 (case moot when there’s no current intention to move child to disputed placement)

20. Administrative Exhaustion
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Administrative Exhaustion
Illinois Authority
Fry v. Napoleon Cmty. Schs.
Miksis v. Evanston Twp. High Sch. Dist. No. 202 (not requiring exhaustion in action over alleged settlement violation)
Kuhner v. Highland Cmty. Unit Sch. Dist. No. 5 (must exhaust due process and Section 504-ADA bullying claims)
B.G. v. Claypool (exhaustion is affirmative defense)
Non-Illinois Authority
J.M. v. Francis Howell Sch. Dist. (exhaustion required)
Reyes v. Manor Indep. Sch. Dist. (exhaustion required)

21. Judicial Limitations Illinois Authority
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Judicial Limitations
Illinois Authority
Stanek v. Saint Charles Cmty. Unit Sch. Dist. No. 303 (N.D. Ill. 2017) (applying two-year statute for non-administrative appeal IDEA actions and relation-back doctrine)
Board of Educ. of the Vandalia Cmty. Unit Sch. Dist. No. 203 v. K.S. (hearing decision clarification tolls limitation but does not reset accrual date)

22. Injunctions Illinois Authority
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Injunctions
Illinois Authority
Board of Educ. of Jacksonville Sch. Dist. v. C.P. (denying injunction that would stay hearing officer’s reimbursement order)

23. Compensatory Education
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Compensatory Education
Illinois Authority
Case No (compensatory education for student who graduated without receiving adequate transition services)
Non-Illinois Authority
M.S. v. Utah Sch. for the Deaf & Blind (don’t remand to IEP team)
B.D. v. District of Columbia (compensatory education must compensate)

24. Tuition Reimbursement Issues
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Tuition Reimbursement Issues
Illinois Authority
Case No (reimbursement for non-special education placement)
Non-Illinois Authority
L.H. v. Hamilton Cnty. Dep’t of Educ. (no reimbursement for Montessori school)

25. Section 504-ADA Developments
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Section 504-ADA Developments
Illinois Authority
Nardella v. Leyden High Sch. Dist. 212 (May 5, 2017) (private school; no substantial modifications required)
Thurmon v. Mount Carmel High Sch. (no disability causation, etc.)
Martin v. East St. Louis Sch. Dist. (no deliberate indifference)
Non-Illinois Authority
B.C. v. Mount Vernon City Sch. Dist. (IDEA-Section 504 eligibility)
Gohl v. Livonia Pub. Schs. Sch. Dist. (mistreatment by teacher)
A.G. v. Paradise Valley Unified Sch. Dist. No. 69 (Section 504 FAPE, reasonable accommodation)
Bowe v. Eau Claire Area Sch. Dist. (peer harassment)
Santa Fe (NM) Pub. Schs. (web page)
Ladue (MO) Pub. Sch. Dist. (CART)

26. Fees Developments Illinois Authority Non-Illinois Authority
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Fees Developments
Illinois Authority
Raglin v. Board of Educ. of Bloom Twp. High Sch. Dist. (finding fees claim to be timely)
Non-Illinois Authority
M.S. v. Utah Sch. for the Deaf & Blind (don’t give fractional award based on which claims prevailed when common core of facts and related legal theories applied to multiple claims)
M.W. v. School Dist. of Phila. (expert fees under Section 504-ADA)

27. Citations (c) Mark C. Weber 2017
A.G. v. Paradise Valley Unified Sch. Dist. No. 69, 815 F.3d 1195 (9th Cir. 2016)
A.M. v. New York City Dep’t of Educ., 845 F.3d 523 (2d Cir. 2017)
Allison W. v. Oak Park & River Forest High Sch. Dist. No. 200, 193 F. Supp. 3d 894 (N.D. Ill. June 14, 2016) (Shadur)
Allison W. v. Oak Park & River Forest High Sch. Dist. No. 200, 188 F. Supp. 3d 796 (N.D. Ill. May 27, 2016) (Shadur)
Andel, 67 IDELR 156 (OSEP Feb. 17, 2016)
Avila v. Spokane Sch. Dist. 81, 852 F. 3d 936 (9th Cir. 2017)
B.C. v. Mount Vernon City Sch. Dist., 837 F.3d 152 (2d Cir. 2016)
B.D. v. District of Columbia, 817 F.3d 792 (D.C. Cir. 2016)
B.G. v. City of Chicago Sch. Dist. 299, No. 15 C 6372, 2017 WL (N.D. Ill. Mar. 20, 2017) (Kendall), appeal filed, No (7th Cir. Apr. 18, 2017)
B.G. v. Claypool, No. 15 C 6372, 2016 WL (N.D. Ill. Feb. 12, 2016) (Kendall)
Board of Educ. of Jacksonville Sch. Dist. v. C.P., No. 3:15-CV-3228, 2016 WL (C.D. Ill. Jan. 14, 2016) (Meyerscough)
Board of Educ. of the Vandalia Cmty. Unit Sch. Dist. No. 203 v. K.S., No. 15-CV-1048-NJR-DGW, 2016 WL (S.D. Ill. Sept. 23, 2016) (Rosenstengel)
Bowe v. Eau Claire Area Sch. Dist., No. 16-CV-746-JDP, 2017 WL (W.D. Wis. Apr. 24, 2017)
Brown v. District of Columbia, 179 F. Supp. 3d 15 (D.D.C. 2016)
Campbell-Ewald v. Gomez, 136 S. Ct. 663 (Jan. 20, 2016)
Case No (SEA Ill. Mar. 28, 2017) (Maxwell-Wickett)
Case No (SEA Ill. Mar. 17, 2017) (Strusz)
Case No (SEA Ill. Feb. 16, 2017) (Leisner)

28. More Citations (c) Mark C. Weber 2017
Damarcus S. v. District of Columbia, 190 F. Supp. 3d 35 (D.D.C. 2016)
Dear Colleague, 68 IDELR 76 (OSERS & OSEP Aug. 1, 2016)
Dervishi v. Stamford Bd. of Educ., 653 F. App’x 55 (2d Cir. 2016
DL v. District of Columbia, 194 F. Supp. 3d 30 (D.D.C. 2016), appeal filed, No (D.C. Cir. June 27, 2016)
Doe v. Cape Elizabeth Sch. Dist., 832 F.3d 69 (1st Cir. 2016)
Doe v. Columbia-Brazoria Indep. Sch. Dist., No , 2017 WL (5th Cir. May 3, 2017)
Endrew F. v. Douglas Cnty. Sch. Dist. RE-1, 137 S. Ct. 988 (Mar. 22, 2017)
Fry v. Napoleon Cmty. Schs., 137 S. Ct. 743 (Feb. 22, 2017)
G.L. v. Ligonier Valley Sch. Dist. Auth., 802 F.3d 601 (3d Cir. 2015)
Gohl v. Livonia Pub. Schs. Sch. Dist., 836 F.3d 672 (6th Cir. 2016), petition for cert. filed, No (U.S. Feb. 13, 2017)
Greenwich Bd. of Educ. v. G.M., No. 3:13-CV-00235, 2016 WL (D. Conn. June 22, 2016)
J.M. v. Francis Howell Sch. Dist., 850 F.3d 944 (8th Cir. 2017)
Jason O. v. Manhattan Sch. Dist. No. 114, 173 F. Supp. 3d 744 (N.D. Ill. 2016) (Blakey), vacated as moot sub nom. Ostby v. Manhattan Sch. Dist. No. 114, 851 F.3d 677 (7th Cir. 2017) (Rovner)
Jeffries v. City of Chicago School District #299, No. 13 C 3427, 2016 WL (N.D. Ill. Mar. 10, 2016) (Kennelly), aff’d sub nom. Foster v. Board of Educ., No , 2017 WL (7th Cir. Mar. 29, 2017)
Kuhner v. Highland Cmty. Unit Sch. Dist. No. 5, No. 15-cv JPG-DGW, 2016 WL (S.D. Ill. June 14, 2016)
L.H. v. Hamilton Cnty. Dep’t of Educ., No. 1:14-CV-00126, 2016 WL (E.D. Tenn. Nov. 4, 2016)
L.J. v. Pittsburg Unified Sch. Dist., 850 F.3d 996 (9th Cir. 2017)
L.M.H. v. Arizona Dep’t of Educ., No. CV PHX-JJT, 2016 WL (D. Ariz. July 19, 2016), appeal filed, No (9th Cir. Aug. 19, 2016)

29. Still More Citations (c) Mark C. Weber 2017
L.O. v. New York City Dep’t of Educ., 822 F.3d 95 (2d Cir. 2016)
Ladue (MO) Pub. Sch. Dist., 68 IDELR 255 (OCR May 2, 2016)
M.C. v. Antelope Valley Union High Sch. Dist., 852 F.3d 840 (9th Cir. 2017)
M.S. v. Utah Sch. for the Deaf & Blind, 822 F.3d 1128 (10th Cir. 2016)
M.W. v. School Dist. of Phila., No. CV , 2016 WL (E.D. Pa. July 22, 2016)
Martin v. East St. Louis Sch. Dist. No. 189, No. 14-CV-1393-MJR-SCW, 2016 WL (S.D. Ill. Apr. 29, 2016) (Reagan)
Miksis v. Evanston Twp. High Sch. Dist. No. 202, No. 12 C 8497, 2017 WL (N.D. Ill. Feb. 2, 2017) (Durkin)
N.E. v. Seattle Sch. Dist., 842 F.3d 1093 (9th Cir. 2016), petition for cert. filed, No (U.S. Apr. 27, 2017)
Nardella v. Leyden High Sch. Dist. 212, No. 15-CV-4885, 2017 WL (N.D. Ill. May 5, 2017) (Coleman)
Nardella v. Leyden High Sch. Dist. 212, No. 15-CV-4885, 2016 WL (N.D. Ill. Aug. 11, 2016) (Coleman)
Nardella v. Leyden High Sch. Dist. 212, No. 15-CV-4885, 2016 WL (N.D. Ill. June 22, 2016) (Coleman)
Ostby v. Manhattan Sch. Dist. No. 114, 851 F.3d 677 (7th Cir. 2017) (Rovner)
Raglin v. Board of Educ. of Bloom Twp. High Sch. Dist., No. 15 C 4476, 2016 WL (N.D. Ill. Feb. 29, 2016) (Alonso)
Reyes v. Manor Indep. Sch. Dist., 850 F.3d 251 (5th Cir. 2017)
Santa Fe (NM) Pub. Schs., 69 IDELR 44 (OCR June 29, 2016)
Savit, 64 IDELR 250 (OSEP Feb. 10, 2014)
School Dist. of Phila. v. Williams, No. CV , 2016 WL (E.D. Pa. Mar. 7, 2016)
Seth B. v. Orleans Parish Sch. Bd., 810 F.3d 961 (5th Cir. 2016)
Smith v. Los Angeles Unified Sch. Dist., 830 F.3d 843 (9th Cir. 2016)
Smith v. Meeks, No. 15 C 10250, 2016 WL (N.D. Ill. Dec. 5, 2016) (Alonso)

30. Yet More Citations (c) Mark C. Weber 2017
Stanek v. Saint Charles Cmty. Unit Sch. Dist. No. 303, No. 13-CV-3106, 2017 WL (N.D. Ill. Feb. 28, 2017) (Darrah)
T.K. v. New York City Dep’t of Educ., 810 F.3d 869 (2d Cir. 2016)
T.R. v. School Dist. of Phila., No. CV , 2016 WL (E.D. Pa. Nov. 30, 2016)
Thurmon v. Mount Carmel High Sch., 191 F. Supp. 3d 894 (N.D. Ill. 2016) (Zagel)
Timothy O. v. Paso Robles Unified Sch. Dist., 822 F.3d 1105 (9th Cir. 2016), cert. denied, No , 2017 WL (U.S. Apr. 17, 2017)
Weber, Mark C., Special Education Law and Litigation Treatise (LRP Pubs. 4th ed. 2017)