VICTORIA L. BY CAROL A. v. DISTRICT SCHOOL BD.

No. 81-6072.

741 F.2d 369 (1984)

VICTORIA L., a minor, By and Through her mother and next friend, CAROL A., individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD of LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA: Ralph D. Turlington, individually and in his official capacity as Commissioner of Education, State of Florida, Department of Education, Elizabeth Russell, individually and in her capacity as Director of Exceptional Children Education, District County School Board of Lee County, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

September 11, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jacob A. Rose, Tallahassee, Fla., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Harry Blair, Fort Myers, Fla., for Dist. School Bd. of Lee County and Russell.

Judith A. Brechner, Herbert D. Sikes, General Counsel, State Bd. of Educ., Tallahassee, Fla., for defendants-appellees.

Before TJOFLAT and HILL, Circuit Judges, and SIMPSON, Senior Circuit Judge.


SIMPSON, Senior Circuit Judge:

Victoria L., a student handicapped by a special learning disability, filed suit pursuant to 20 U.S.C. § 1415(e)(2) alleging that an involuntary transfer from Cape Coral High School, Lee County, Florida, to an Alternative Learning Center, a school statutorily designated for disruptive and disinterested students, violated her right to a publicly financed appropriate special education guaranteed by the Education of the Handicapped...

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