M.C. ON BEHALF OF J.C. v. CENTRAL REG. SCHOOL

Nos. 95-5606, 95-5623.

81 F.3d 389 (1996)

M.C.; and G.C., ON BEHALF OF their son, J.C. v. CENTRAL REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, Appellant. M.C.; and G.C., ON BEHALF OF their son, J.C., Appellants, v. CENTRAL REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided April 17, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rebecca K. Spar, (argued), Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard, P.A., North Hackensack, NJ, for M.C.; G.C., on behalf of their son, J.C., Appellees in No. 95-5606, Appellants in No. 95-5623.

Richard J. Kaplow, (argued), Westfield, NJ, Frank N. Yurasko, Somerville, NJ, for Central Regional School District, Appellant in No. 95-5606, Appellee in No. 95-5623.

Before: BECKER, SCIRICA, Circuit Judges, and COHILL, District Judge.


OPINION OF THE COURT

BECKER, Circuit Judge.

This case arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. § 1415(e)(2). Pursuant to IDEA, a school district is required to provide a disabled child with a "free appropriate education." 20 U.S.C. § 1400(c). J.C., a severely mentally retarded sixteen-year-old male, has attended the Ocean County Day Training Center ("OCDTC") since 1987. In 1992, concerned about the appropriateness...

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