MM Ex Rel. DM v. School District of Greenville County

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• holding that failure of the school district to finalize an IEP prior to the beginning of the school year was a procedural defect
• concluding that in some situations, evidence of actual progress may be relevant to a determination of whether a challenged IEP was reasonably calculated to confer some educational benefit
• holding that “findings of fact made in administrative proceedings are considered to be prima facie correct,” and that “where a district court has heard and considered additional evidence, ... we review its findings of fact for clear error”
• noting that without the consultant, there would be “no assurance that the Lovaas curriculum, including daily documentation, would be consistently followed”
• noting that without the consultant, there would be “no assurance that the Lovaas curriculum, including daily documentation, would be consistently followed”
• finding that “the mere fact of likely regression is not a sufficient basis” to establish the need for ESY

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