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· 9/5/2013

S.H. Ex Rel. Durrell v. Lower Merion School District

Citations

  • 729 F.3d 248
  • 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 18458
  • 2013 WL 4752015

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • clarifying that liability for money damages “is not dependent merely on whether the [defendants] erred in their determinations,” but requires evidence that the defendants had “knowledge” that their determination was wrong (emphasis added)
  • finding this Court may not consider document not in the record
  • \[C]laims for compensatory damages under ... § 202 of the ADA also require a finding of intentional discrimination.\
  • “Deliberate indifference requires actual knowledge; allegations that one would have or ‘should have known’ will not satisfy the knowledge prong of deliberate indifference.”
  • “Children with disabilities (and their parents) who claim violations of the IDEA can file a complaint with a due process hearing officer.” (citing 20 U.S.C. § 1415(b)(6))
  • “Legislative history has never been permitted to override the plain meaning of a statute.”

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Judges: Rendell, Greenaway, Rosenthal

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