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FLORENCE COUNTY SCHOOL DIST. FOUR v. CARTER

No. 91-1523.

510 U.S. 7 (1993)

FLORENCE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT FOUR et al. v. CARTER, A MINOR, BY AND THROUGH HER FATHER AND NEXT FRIEND, CARTER

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 9, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald B. Ayer argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Beth Heifetz and Bruce E. Davis.

Peter W. D. Wright argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Nancy C. McCormick.

Amy L. Wax argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging affirmance. With her on the brief were Solicitor General Days, Acting Assistant Attorney General Schiffer, Deputy Solicitor General Wallace, William Kanter, and John P. Schnitker.*

O'CONNOR, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.

JUSTICE O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the Court.

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA or Act), 84 Stat. 175, as amended, 20 U. S. C. § 1400 et seq. (1988 ed. and Supp. IV), requires States to provide disabled children with a "free appropriate public education," § 1401(a)(18). This case presents the question whether a court may order reimbursement for parents who unilaterally withdraw their child from a public school that provides...

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