BLACKMON v. SPRINGFIELD R-XII SCHOOL DIST.

No. 99-1163, 99-1288.

198 F.3d 648 (1999)

Grace BLACKMON, a minor, by and through her parent and next friend, W.D. Blackmon; W.D. Blackmon; Julie Blackmon, Appellees, v. SPRINGFIELD R-XII SCHOOL DISTRICT, Springfield, MO, and its Board of Education, Appellant, Missouri Council of Administrators of Special Education (MOCASE), Amicus Curiae on Behalf, of Appellant, Missouri Families for Effective Autism Treatment; St. Louis Learning Disabilities Association, Amici Curiae on Behalf of Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: December 2, 1999.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied January 25, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ransom A. Ellis III, Springfield, Missouri, argued (Laura J. Johnson, on the brief), for appellant.

George Johnson, Springfield, Missouri, argued (Eugene E. Andereck and David R. Mercer, on the brief), for appellee.

BEFORE: McMILLIAN and MURPHY, Circuit Judges, and TUNHEIM, District Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied January 25, 2000.

TUNHEIM, J.

Grace Blackmon ("Grace") brought claims against the School District of Springfield, R-12 (the "School District") under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 et seq. (the "IDEA"),2 alleging that the individual education program ("IEP") offered to her by the School District was not reasonably calculated

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