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· 6/23/1989

Stephen Andrew Knight, by His Parent and Next Friend, Nettie Knight v. District of Columbia, a Municipal Corporation

Citations

  • 877 F.2d 1025
  • 278 U.S. App. D.C. 237
  • 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 9049
  • 1989 WL 67042

How courts have described this case

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

  • reiterating that if the stay put provision applies, “injunctive relief is available without the traditional showing of irreparable harm”
  • indicating that if a child’s then-current educational placement is no longer available and a new placement has not been determined, the school system must provide the student with placement in a similar program during the pendency of administrative and judicial proceedings
  • finding no evidence in the record that the student would be unable to obtain similar educational benefits at the new school
  • finding no evidence in the record that the student would be unable to obtain similar educational benefits at the new school
  • referring to “public placement” and “private placement” when referencing public and private schools
  • school district initiated a student’s change in placement by proposing to enroll him in a public school instead of the private school he previously attended

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Judges: Williams, Ginsburg, Sentelle

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