BD. OF EDUC., LAGRANGE SCHOOL DIST. v. ILL. STATE BD. OF EDUC.

No. 98-4077.

184 F.3d 912 (1999)

BOARD OF EDUCATION OF LaGRANGE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 105, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION and Ryan B., by and through his parents and next friends, Kevin B. and Elaine B., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 29, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Relias (argued), Franczek, Sullivan, Mann, Crement, Hein & Relias, Chicago, IL, for Board of Educ. of LaGrange School Dist. No. 105.

Deborah L. Ahlstrand, Office of Atty. Gen., Civil Appeals Div., Chicago, IL, for Ill. State Board of Educ.

Kevin G. Burke (argued), Corboy & Demetrio, Chicago, IL, for Ryan B., Kevin B. and Elaine B.

Mark L. Gross, Dept. of Justice, Civil Rights Div., Appellate Section, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae United States.

Before BAUER, FLAUM and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

LaGrange School District No. 105 appeals the district court's decision finding that it failed to offer Ryan B. ("Ryan") a free appropriate public education within the meaning of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq. ("IDEA") and ordering reimbursement to Ryan's parents for the cost of his education in a private pre-school.

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