T.S. v. Independent School District No. 54

How courts have described this case

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

• noting it is “well-settled that, without a claim that the FAPE was deficient, procedural defects are not actionable”
• noting it is “well-settled that, without a claim that the FAPE was deficient, procedural defects are not actionable”
• noting the mootness rule “applies . . . where a student [has graduated] . . . and where he is seeking only prospective—rather than compensatory—relief”
• “Procedural defects alone do not constitute a violation of the right to a FAPE unless they result in the loss of educational opportunity.”
• “Once a student has graduated, he is no longer entitled to a FAPE; thus any claim that a FAPE was deficient becomes moot upon a valid graduation.”
• “Once a student has graduated, he is no longer entitled to a FAPE; thus any claim that a FAPE was deficient becomes moot upon a valid graduation.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).