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MAINE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE DIST. NO. 35 v. MR. R.

Nos. 01-1714, 02-1312.

321 F.3d 9 (2003)

MAINE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT NO. 35, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. MR. AND MRS. R., on their own Behalf and on Behalf of their Son, S.R., Defendants, Appellants. Mr. and Mrs. R., on their own Behalf and on Behalf of their Son, S.R., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. Maine School Administrative District No. 35, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided February 24, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. O'Meara, with whom Amy M. Sneirson and Murray, Plumb & Murray were on brief, for appellants.

Eric R. Herlan, with whom Drummond Woodsum & MacMahon were on brief, for appellee.

Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, FARRIS, Senior Circuit Judge, and HOWARD, Circuit Judge.

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1487 (1997), obligates school districts to furnish a free appropriate public education (FAPE) to children with disabilities. See id. §§ 1401(8), 1411(b)(2)(C), 1412(a)(1), 1413(i)(1), 1415(b)(1). That is the good news. The bad news is that the IDEA is not self-executing, and parents, school officials, bureaucrats, and judges alike have struggled...

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