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PETERSEN v. HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS

No. 93-3358.

31 F.3d 705 (1994)

Nicholas R. PETERSEN, minor child, by and through his parents and next friends; Alex M. PETERSEN, minor child, by and through his parents and next friends; Daniel J. Petersen; Janet J. Petersen; Kendra E. Janssen, a minor child by and through her parents and next friends; Kevin Janssen; Michelle Janssen, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, also known as School District # 0018 of Adams County, Nebraska, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided August 8, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shirley Mora James, Lincoln, NE, argued, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Robert W. Wagoner, Grand Island, NE, argued (Charles W. Hastings, Hastings, NE, on the brief), for defendant-appellee.

Before LOKEN, Circuit Judge, FRIEDMAN and JOHN R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judges.

JOHN R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Three hearing-impaired children and their parents appeal the judgment of the district court1 rejecting their challenge to the Hastings Public Schools' decision to educate hearing-impaired students by use of a particular sign language system other than that used in their homes. We affirm the district court's judgment.

Nicholas Petersen, Alex Petersen and Kendra Janssen, who are severely hearing...

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