HOLLAND v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 95-7016.

71 F.3d 417 (1995)

Siobhan HOLLAND, et al., Appellants, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA and Franklin L. Smith, Superintendent, District of Columbia Public Schools, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 12, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Holly C. Cooper, argued the cause, for appellants, with whom Matthew B. Bogin, Washington, DC, was on the briefs.

Donna M. Murasky, Assistant Corporation Counsel, argued the cause, for appellees, with whom Charles F. Ruff, Corporation Counsel, and Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corporation Counsel, were on the brief. Garland Pinkston, Jr., Principal Deputy Corporation Counsel, Washington, DC, entered an appearance.

Before WALD, SENTELLE and HENDERSON, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WALD.

WALD, Circuit Judge:

The parents of Siobhan Holland, an emotionally troubled teenage girl, allege that the District of Columbia Public Schools ("DCPS") violated procedural and substantive requirements of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq. (1994) ("IDEA" or "Act"), and that those violations entitle the parents to reimbursement for the costs they incurred placing...

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