Taylor v. Donaldson

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• holding that local Pennsylvania school districts are not protected by sovereign immunity because their independence means they are not “an alter ego of the Commonwealth”
• noting that courts require exhaustion where the “peculiar expertise” of a hearing officer is needed to develop a factual record concerning the development of an appropriate IEP
• finding that presenting an issue that is a purely legal question can raise an exception to the administrative process.
• noting that courts require exhaustion where the “peculiar expertise” of a hearing officer is needed to develop a factual record concerning the development of an appropriate IEP
• concluding that “Congress . . . did not intend to offer a remedy only to those parents able to afford an alternative private education” and “granting 30 months of compensatory education to [a disabled student] beyond age 21” was not an abuse of discretion
• affirming that a court may award compensatory education beyond age 21

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