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THOMPSON v. BOARD OF SPECIAL SCH. DIST. (MPLS)

No. 97-3288.

144 F.3d 574 (1998)

Leroy THOMPSON, a minor, by and through his parent and legal guardian, Synarvia Jene BUCKHANON, Appellant, v. BOARD OF THE SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1, (MINNEAPOLIS); Peter Hutchinson, in his official capacity as Superintendent; Bruce Johnson, in his official capacity only as Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning, (MDCFL); MDCFL; Board of Education, sed as Minnesota State Board of Education; Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided May 19, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sonja D. Kerr, Inver Grove Heights, MN, argued (William Welp, Inver Grove Heights, MN, on the brief), for Appellant.

Sara J. Ruff, Minneapolis, MN, argued (Stephen G. Anderson, Nancy E. Blumstein, Minneapolis, MN, Rachel L. Kaplan, Asst. Atty. Gen., St. Paul, MN, on the brief), for Appellees.

Before BEAM and HEANEY, Circuit Judges, and WATERS, District Judge.

HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

Leroy Thompson (Thompson), by and through his mother, Synarvia Jene Buckhanon (Buckhanon), appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment and motion to dismiss in favor of Minneapolis Special School District No. 1 (District). Thompson sued the District, claiming that it violated various civil rights statutes by denying him a free, appropriate, public education; failing to accommodate his disability properly; and discriminating against...

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