· 12/12/1995
Siobhan Holland v. District of Columbia and Franklin L. Smith, Superintendent, District of Columbia Public Schools
Citations
- 71 F.3d 417
- 315 U.S. App. D.C. 158
- 1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 34741
- 1995 WL 729858
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting that this circuit has ordered reimbursement “where the public agency violated [IDEA] and the parents made an appropriate placement”
- using term “placement” to refer to specific school in evaluating appropriateness of placement
- “To qualify for the federal assistance, a participating state must guarantee all children with disabilities the right to a free appropriate public education (“FAPE”
- The IDEA \does not necessarily guarantee the child [with a disability] the best available education.\
- The IDEA “does not necessarily guarantee the child [with a disability] the best available education.”
- The IDEA “does not necessarily guarantee the child [with a disability] the best available education.”
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Judges: Wald, Sentelle, Henderson
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