BETH B. v. VAN CLAY

No. 01-3673.

282 F.3d 493 (2002)

BETH B. and Susan and Tom B., individually and as next friends of Beth B., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Mark VAN CLAY, individually and in his official capacity as superintendent, and Lake Bluff School District #65, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 5, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathleen R. Gurrola, Juli Wilson Marshall, Latham & Watkins, Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellant.

Darcy L. Kriha (argued), Franczek Sullivan, Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellee.

Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and BAUER, and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.


FLAUM, Chief Judge.

Thirteen-year-old Beth B. and her parents appeal the district court's grant of summary judgment to the Lake Bluff School District, affirming an administrative decision that upheld the school district's recommendation to place Beth in a special education classroom. Beth is severely mentally and physically challenged. Her parents have long been fighting a battle to keep her in the regular education classroom: In 1997, the school district first recommended...

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