LOREN F. EX REL. FISHER v. ATLANTA INDEP. SCHOOL

No. 02-15252.

349 F.3d 1309 (2003)

LOREN F., by his parents as next friend, Melanie FISHER, David Fisher, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ATLANTA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL SYSTEM, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

November 7, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan A. Zimring, Zimring & Ellin, Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Kevin William Pendley, Atlanta Pub. Schools, Wendy A. Jacobs, Julia Jennings Weatherly, The Weatherly Law Firm, Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before BIRCH and HULL, Circuit Judges, and EDENFIELD, District Judge.


EDENFIELD, District Judge:

I. BACKGROUND

Claiming that their son, "Loren F.," suffers a "nonverbal learning disability," his parents requested that the Atlanta Public Schools (APS) accommodate him under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ("IDEA"), 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq. (1994), and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ("Section 504"), 29 U.S.C. § 791 et seq. (1994). Deeming APS's efforts inadequate, they removed...

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