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JOHNSON BY JOHNSON v. DUNELAND SCHOOL CORP.

No. 95-3390.

92 F.3d 554 (1996)

Michael JOHNSON, a minor, by next friends, Jim JOHNSON and Anne Johnson, Jim Johnson and Anne Johnson, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. DUNELAND SCHOOL CORPORATION, Dr. Kenneth Payne, in his capacity as Superintendent of the Duneland School Corporation, Joan McCormick, in her capacity as Duneland District Director, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 12, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence M. Hansen, Landau, Omahana & Kopka, Merrillville, IN, Michael S. Reed (argued), Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

William F. Satterlee, III, Hoeppner, Wagner & Evans, Valparaiso, IN, for Duneland School Corp., Kenneth Payne, Joan McCormick, Porter County Special Education Cooperation, Fred McNulty and Deborah Owens.

Deborah W. Owens, Hinsdale, IL, for Duneland School Corporation and Porter County Special Education Cooperation.

John B. Drummy, Thomas E. Wheeler, II (argued), Kightlinger & Gray, Indianapolis, IN, for Porter County Special Education Cooperation.

Kathryn Symmes Kirk, Janet L. Parsanko, Office of the Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, for Cynthia Stanley, Kevin McDowell, Indiana Board of Special Education Appeals and Indiana Department of Education.

Before ESCHBACH, MANION, and EVANS Circuit Judges.

ESCHBACH, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellant, Michael Johnson, is a disabled child who is eligible under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 et seq. (the "IDEA"), for special educational services. The IDEA entitles a child like Michael to a free public education tailored to the child's needs until he or she turns 21. The IDEA establishes a system of procedural protections that ensures

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