BD. OF EDUC. OF MURPHYSBORO v. ILL. BD. OF EDUC.

No. 94-1784.

41 F.3d 1162 (1994)

BOARD OF EDUCATION OF MURPHYSBORO COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 186, County of Jackson, State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, G.S., the parent and the next friend of the Minor M.S., P.S., the parent and next friend of the Minor M.S., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 5, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Heidi A. Katz, Mary K. Klimesh, Merry C. Rhoades (argued), Robbins, Schwartz, Nicholas, Lifton & Taylor, Ltd., Carbondale, IL, for Bd. of Educ. of Murphysboro Community Unit School Dist. No. 186.

Susan Frederick Rhodes, Asst. Atty. Gen., Office of the Atty. Gen., Chicago, IL, Alix E. Armstead, Office of the Atty. Gen., Springfield, IL, for Ill. State Bd. of Educ.

Katherine M. Black (argued), Carbondale, IL, for G.S., P.S., and M.S.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, BAUER, Circuit Judge, and WILL, District Judge.


WILL, District Judge.

On review from state agency proceedings, the district court found that the Murphysboro School District No. 186 ("school district") failed to provide Marjorie S. with an appropriate education as required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ("IDEA"), 28 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq. Having found that the school district's proposed independent educational program ("IEP") did not meet the requirements of the IDEA, the court ordered placement...

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