SACRAMENTO CITY SCHOOL DIST. v. RACHEL H.

No. 92-15608.

14 F.3d 1398 (1994)

SACRAMENTO CITY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, BOARD OF EDUCATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RACHEL H., By and Through her guardian ad litem, Robert HOLLAND; William Honig, California State Superintendent of Public Instruction; California State Department of Education Hearing Office, McGeorge School of Law; and Mary Cote, Hearing Officer, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided January 24, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jane E. Slenkovich, Phoebe G. Graubard, Saratoga, CA, for plaintiff-appellant.

Diane J. Lipton and Arlene B. Mayerson, Kathryn E. Dobel, Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund, Inc., Berkeley, for defendants-appellee Rachel Holland.

Joseph R. Symkowick, Barry A. Zolotar, Joyce O. Eackrem, California Dept. of Educ., Sacramento, CA for defendants-appellees William Honig, CA State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California State Dept. of Educ. Hearing Office, McGeorge School of Law and Mary Cote, Hearing Officer.

Michael Jay Singer, Jeffrica Jenkins Lee, Attys., Appellate Staff, Civ. Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for amicus.

Before: SNEED, POOLE, and TROTT, Circuit Judges.


SNEED, Circuit Judge:

The Sacramento Unified School District ("the District") timely appeals the district court's judgment in favor of Rachel Holland ("Rachel") and the California State Department of Education. The court found that the appropriate placement for Rachel under the Individuals with Disabilities Act ("IDEA") was full-time in a regular second grade classroom with some supplemental services. The District contends that the appropriate placement for Rachel...

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