SEALS v. LOFTIS

Civ. No. 1-84-670.

614 F.Supp. 302 (1985)

Gerald SEALS, Beverly Seals; and Charles Travis Seals, a minor, By and Through his father and mother and next friends, Gerald and Beverly Seals, Plaintiffs, v. Don LOFTIS, Superintendent of Schools, Hamilton County Department of Education; Billy J. Edwards; Ruth G. Harmon; Linda Mines; James Monroe; Ronald O'Neal; Fred Skillern; John K. Witherspoon, Jr., members of the Board of Education; Dr. Robert L. McElrath, Commissioner Tennessee Department of Education, and Chairman State Board of Education, acting in their official capacity, Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Tennessee, S.D.

Addendum to Memorandum August 21, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gloria Snavely, Effective Advocacy for Citizens With Handicaps, Inc., Knoxville, Tenn., for plaintiffs.

Ward Crutchfield, Neil Sutherland, Chattanooga, Tenn., Richard L. Colbert, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, Tenn., for defendants.


MEMORANDUM

EDGAR, District Judge.

Gerald Travis Seals ("Travis") is a handicapped child within the meaning of the Education of All Handicapped Children Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400, et seq. ("EAHCA"). Among Travis' problems are a seizure disorder, visual difficulty, and learning disabilities. The Hamilton County Department of Education ("Department") established for Travis an "individualized education program" as defined by 20 U.S.C. § 1401(19...

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