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PETER v. WEDL

No. 97-3608.

155 F.3d 992 (1998)

Joan PETER; Sarah Peter, a minor, by and through her parent and natural guardian Joan Peter, Plaintiffs, Krista Westendorp; Douglas Westendorp; Aaron Westendorp, a minor, by and through his parents and natural guardians Krista Westendorp and Douglas Westendorp, Appellants, v. Robert WEDL, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning; Arne Carlson, Governor, State of Minnesota; Independent School District, No. 877, Buffalo, Minnesota, Defendants, Independent School District, No. 273, Edina, Minnesota, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided September 15, 1998.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied October 27, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael S. Paulsen, Minneapolis, MN, argued (Daniel L. Bowles, Daniel T. Kadlec, Bloomington, MN, on the brief), for Appellants.

Paul C. Ratwik, Minneapolis, MN, argued (Brian D. Maguire, Minneapolis, MN, on the brief), for Appellees.

Before BEAM, ROSS, and MAGILL, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied October 27, 1998.*

MAGILL, Circuit Judge.

Aaron Westendorp is a severely disabled child who requires a full-time paraprofessional to function in a school classroom. Minnesota Independent School District No. 273 (ISD No. 273) refused to provide Aaron with a paraprofessional as long as he attended a private religious school, and Aaron's parents brought this suit for damages and...

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