E.L. EX REL. LORSSON v. CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO BD. OF EDUC.

No. 13-2330.

773 F.3d 509 (2014)

E. L., by and through her parents, Gina LORSSON and Devin Lorsson, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO BOARD OF EDUCATION, Defendant-Appellee. North Carolina School Boards Association, Amicus Supporting Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: December 3, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Robert Christopher Ekstrand , Ekstrand & Ekstrand LLP, Durham, North Carolina, for Appellant. Kenneth Alexander Soo , Tharrington Smith LLP, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Stefanie A. Smith , Ekstrand & Ekstrand LLP, Durham, North Carolina, for Appellant. Colin A. Shive , Tharrington Smith LLP, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee. Allison B. Schafer , Christine T. Scheef , North Carolina School Boards Association, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Amicus Supporting Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge DIAZ wrote the opinion, in which Judge DUNCAN and Judge AGEE joined.


E.L. is a nine-year-old girl with autism. This appeal arises out of her parents' dissatisfaction with the special education services provided to her by the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education ("the school board"), and their administrative complaint under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (the "IDEA"), 20 U...

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