special-education

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
25A1143 Oliver Bruckauf, Individually and as Parent and Natural Guardian of E. B., et al. v. Melissa Aviles-Ramos, Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education, et al. Second Circuit 2026-04-16 Application IDEA irreparable-harm pendency-rights placement-funding special-education stay-put-provision Question not identified.
25-1051 Derek S., Individually and as Guardian Ad Litem of His Minor Child, J. S., et ux. v. Ballston Spa Central School District, et al. Second Circuit 2026-03-05 Pending administrative-exhaustion Americans-with-Disabilities-Act applied-behavior-analysis IDEA-exhaustion-requirement Section-504-Rehabilitation-Act special-education In Fry v Napoleon , 580 U.S. 154 (2017) this Court stated that the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA) exhaustion requirement does n…
25-721 Jennie Landsman, Individually and as Parent and Natural Guardian of J. L. v. Melissa Aviles-Ramos, Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education, et al. Second Circuit 2025-12-18 Denied Response Waived administrative-procedure burlington-carter-test due-process individuals-with-disabilities-education-act reimbursement special-education 1. Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, in order to determinewhether the parent of a disabled child is entitled to reimbursement fro…
24-442 Onaney Polanco, Individually and as Parent and Natural Guardian of A. D. v. David Banks, in His Official Capacity as Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education, et al. Second Circuit 2024-10-21 Denied Response Waived disability-rights due-process federalism free-appropriate-public-education school-accessibility special-education This case raises a question of exceptional importance for some of our most vulnerable citizens- disabled children and their parents. Here, the Parent …
23A1130 Andrea Phillips, Individually and as Parent and Natural Guardian of S.H., et al. v. David C. Banks, in His Official Capacity as the Chancellor of New York City Department of Education, et al. Second Circuit 2024-06-21 Denied disability-classification free-appropriate-public-education idea individualized-education-program judicial-review special-education Question not identified.
23-1074 David Howard Plotkin v. Montgomery County Public Schools Fourth Circuit 2024-04-02 Denied Response Waived civil-rights disabilities-education-act due-process free-appropriate-public-education individual-education-program individuals-with-disabilities-education-act material-failure school-district-liability special-education When is a school district's material failure to provide special education services included in a child's Individual Education Program also a failure t…
23-6055 Debora D. v. John D., et al. California 2023-11-20 Denied IFP custody due-process ex-parte ex-parte-orders idea-law jurisdiction parental-rights special-education state-encroachment Did the court make a mistake rendering orders on an ex-parte basis? Did the ex-parte application render the necessary elements for ex-parte relief? …
23-431 Eileen Mendez, Individually and as Legal Guardian of A. C., et al. v. David C. Banks, Chancellor, New York City Department of Education, et al. Second Circuit 2023-10-26 Denied Response Waived administrative-process automatic-injunction cooperative-federalism idea-act individuals-with-disabilities-education-act injunctive-relief pendency pendency-placement special-education stay-put stay-put-provision The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) preserves the rights of children with disabilities to a free, appropriate, public education. Th…
23A207 Rita C. Simpson-Vlach, et al. v. Michigan Department of Education, et al. Sixth Circuit 2023-09-01 Presumed Complete free-appropriate-public-education IDEA mootness special-education standing-doctrine systemic-violations Question not identified.
22-7430 Debora D. v. John D., et al. California 2023-05-01 Denied IFP civil-procedure civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process idea idea-protections jurisdiction parental-rights procedural-safeguards special-education standing Did the California Court act in Obstruction of the Federal Individuals Disabilities Act (IDEA) Jurisdiction and Protections? Did the California Distr…
22-697 Heather B., Parent and Next Friend of S. S., et al. v. Houston Independent School District, et al. Fifth Circuit 2023-01-26 Denied Response Waived child-find civil-rights disability-rights due-process idea-compliance individuals-with-disabilities-education-act parental-notice private-school private-schools special-education standing state-school-districts 1. Whether parents of a previously IDEA eligible blind student attending a private school bear any responsibility to give notice of their child's need…
22-310 A. W., et al. v. Princeton Public Schools Board of Education, et al. Third Circuit 2022-10-03 Denied Relisted (3) civil-rights educational-placement educational-placement-and-settlement-agreement federal-court individuals-with-disabilities-education-act procedural-safeguards special-education state-law waiver-of-rights 1. May a school district condition its provision of special education and related services to a disabled child under the Individuals with Disabiliti…
21-8126 Alex Clarfeld, Individually and on Behalf of His Minor Child, P. M. v. Hawaii Department of Education Ninth Circuit 2022-06-14 Denied Response WaivedIFP disability-law due-process educational-placement individuals-with-disabilities-education-act prior-written-notice procedural-rights school-officials special-education stay-put-provision unilateral-placement-change A. Does the "stay-put " provision of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ("IDEA "), 20 U.S.C. §1415(j), which requires that during the pen…
20-1546 Bellflower Unified School District v. Fernando Lua, et al. Ninth Circuit 2021-05-06 Denied Response Waived administrative-law due-process fape idea individualized-education-program local-educational-agency ninth-circuit parochial-school reassessments special-education unilateral-private-placement 1. Is the District of Residence the responsible Local Educational Agency for providing reassessments, and coordinate provision of special education, t…
20-1416 Dorothy Neske, et vir, Individually and as Parents and Natural Guardians of A. N. v. New York City Department of Education Second Circuit 2021-04-08 Denied Response Waived educational-services individuals-with-disabilities-act pendency private-school private-school-placement reimbursement special-education unilateral-transfer Does a parent of a special education student forfeit her right to Pendency under §1415(j) of the Individuals with Disabilities Act ("I.D.E.A.") where …
20-1377 William V., et ux. v. Copperas Cove Independent School District Fifth Circuit 2021-04-02 Denied civil-procedure civil-rights disability-rights due-process educational-services idea-statute individuals-with-disabilities-education-act legal-standard procedural-waiver special-education standing Is not specifically naming non-dispositive factors, when actually arguing the factors, a waiver of claims? When an IDEA-eligible child with a disabil…
20-1041 Cynthia Soria, et vir, Individually and as Parents and Natural Guardians of G. S. v. New York City Department of Education Second Circuit 2021-01-29 Denied Response Waived civil-rights due-process educational-support individuals-with-disabilities-act pendency pendency-services school-district special-education Does a school district have an affirmative obligation to provide pendency-related educational and support services to its special education students u…
20-901 Spring Branch Independent School District v. O. W., By Next Friend Hannah W. Fifth Circuit 2021-01-05 Denied Amici (1)Response Waived child-find individuals-with-disabilities-education-act public-school-district reasonable-accommodation reasonable-accommodations school-district section-504 special-education Is a public school district's use of Section 504 accommodations a reasonable step in the process of complying with its Child Find obligation under the…
20-713 Rosa Elba Ventura de Paulino v. New York City Department of Education, et al. Second Circuit 2020-11-24 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2) civil-rights disability-rights due-process educational-support idea-act individuals-with-disabilities-education-act pendency pendency-services school-district special-education Does a school district have an affirmative obligation to provide pendency-related educational and support services to its special education students u…
20-6234 Karen Moynihan v. West Chester Area School District, et al. Third Circuit 2020-11-05 Denied Relisted (2)IFP appellate-procedure civil-rights due-process endrew-f-v-douglas-cty-sch-dist individuals-with-disabilities-education-act judicial-review special-education standing supreme-court-precedent third-circuit third-circuit-court Did the United States District Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit disregard this Honorable Court's Opinion on the Individuals with Disabilities Ed…
20-205 Z. B., By and Through His Mother, Sylvia Sanchez v. District of Columbia District of Columbia 2020-08-21 Denied Response Waived change-in-placement circuit-court-split disability-rights free-and-appropriate-public-education free-appropriate-public-education individualized-education-program individuals-with-disabilities-education-act parent-participation school-placement special-education I. As school placement is an essential element of the Individuals with Disabilities Act, 20 USC §§ 1400 et. seq., and to the provision of a Free and A…
20-187 Okwudili Francis Chukwuani v. Solon City School District Sixth Circuit 2020-08-19 Denied Relisted (2) administrative-appeal civil-rights due-process federal-jurisdiction idea idea-stay-put parental-rights special-education standing 1. Can an unconstitutional denial of parental rights by a State Court, due to a complaint about IDEA "stay put" violation, be used to deny jurisdictio…
19-1089 Lisa Gindi v. New York City Department of Education, et al. Second Circuit 2020-03-05 Denied Response Waived administrative-law civil-procedure civil-rights due-process education eeoc-procedures employment employment-discrimination free-speech school-safety special-education standing student-discipline title-vii workplace-retaliation I. Question: Whether a failure to recognize the current IEP which allow the coddling of the very dangerous kids who are a threat to teachers and other…
19-658 J. G., By and Through His Parents, Howard Greenberg, et ux. v. Hawaii Department of Education, et al. Ninth Circuit 2019-11-21 Denied Response Waived administrative-proceedings burden-of-proof circuit-split florence-county-school-district-four-v-carter individuals-with-disabilities-education-act placement-change private-school-placement public-placement schaffer-v-weast special-education 1. Whether the burden of proof shifts when the public agency seeks to change the educational placement of a child with a disability.
19-229 C. D., By and Through Her Parents, M. D. and P. D., et al. v. Natick Public School District, et al. First Circuit 2019-08-21 Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) circuit-split due-process educational-placement individuals-with-disabilities-education-act least-restrictive-environment mainstreaming mainstreaming-mandate regular-classes special-education supplementary-aids-and-services supplementary-aids-services When does a school district's decision to educate a child with disabilities outside the regular classroom violate the IDEA's mainstreaming mandate?
18-1591 R. F., a Minor Child, By and Through Her Parents and Next Friends, E. F. and H. F., et al. v. Cecil County Public Schools Fourth Circuit 2019-06-27 Denied administrative-law due-process educational-benefit educational-rights fape free-appropriate-public-education hearing-officer idea individuals-with-disabilities-education-act-idea parental-participation procedural-safeguards special-education This case raises the question of whether, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. § 1415(E)(ii), a hearing officer may find a denial of a free appropriate education sol…
18-9209 H. F. v. Board of Education of the Township of Teaneck New Jersey 2019-05-10 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP administrative-review due-process free-appropriate-public-education homeless-student homelessness idea-act individuals-with-disabilities-education-act special-education stay-put-provision The first question presented is: Is the District of residence legally required to "stay-put" and not TERMINATE a multi-handicapned and homeless stude…
18-815 T. B., Jr., By and Through His Parents, T. B., Sr., et ux. v. Prince George’s County Board of Education, et al. Fourth Circuit 2018-12-28 Denied child-find child-find-requirement disability-accommodation educational-decline educational-rights forest-grove-school-dist-v-ta forest-grove-school-district-v-ta individuals-with-disabilities-education-act parental-requests procedural-violation special-education special-education-supports 1. Under this Court's decision in Forest Grove School Dist. v. T.A., 557 U.S. 230 (2009), may a disabled student who was, for a period of years, depri…
18-641 J. M., By and Through his Mother, Maria Mandeville v. Kathryn Matayoshi, Superintendent, Hawaii Public Schools, et al. Ninth Circuit 2018-11-16 Denied Response Waived autism bullying burden-of-proof due-process endrew-f fape free-appropriate-public-education idea individualized-education-program special-education special-education-law In Endrew F. v. Douglas County School Dist. RE-1, 580 U.S. _—, 137 S.Ct. 988, 1000 (2017), this Court established that an Individualized Education Pro…