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STRAWN v. MISSOURI STATE BD. OF EDUC.

No. 99-1850.

210 F.3d 954 (2000)

Lauren STRAWN, also known as Lauren S., by and through co-guardians Karl C. & Laurie C.; Karl Crawford, also known as Karl C., Parent; Laurie Crawford, also known as Laurie C., parent, Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. MISSOURI STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION; Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Defendants/Appellees, Missouri School for the Severely Handicapped; Missouri School for the Deaf, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed April 26, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael H. Finkelstein, Jefferson City, MO, argued (Ernest G. Trakas, Jefferson City, MO, on the brief), for appellant.

Gary Gardner, AAG, Jefferson City, MO, argued (Edwin H. Steinmann, Jr., AAG, Jefferson City, MO, on the brief), for appellee.

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

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Lauren Strawn appeals the district court's entry of judgment for the State of Missouri on her Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) claim. We reverse.

I. BACKGROUND

Lauren was born in 1979. She has multiple disabilities, including profound deafness, cerebral palsy, mental retardation, and spastic quadraparesis. In 1984, Lauren's parents, Laurie and Karl Crawford, sought her admission to the Missouri School for the...

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