JOHN M. v. BOARD OF EDUC. EVANSTON TP. HIGH SCH.

Nos. 06-3274, 06-3738.

502 F.3d 708 (2007)

JOHN M., by his parents and next friends, Christine M., and Michael M., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF EVANSTON TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 202, Evanston Township High School District 202, and Allan Alson, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 17, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles F. Stone (argued), Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Anne W. Lokken (argued), Franczek Sullivan, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellants.

Judith Winston, Dept. of Educ., Washington, DC Lisa Wilson Edwards Dept. of Justice, Civil Rights Div., Washington, DC, for U.S. Dept of Educ., Amicus Curiae.

Erin M. Maus, Baker & McKenzie, Chicago, IL, for Parent Advocates & Attorneys Inc., Nat. Disability Rights Newtwork, Center for Law & Educ., Equip for Equality, TASH, Nat. Down Syndrome Congress, and Nat. Down Syndrome Soc., Amicus Curiae.

Before RIPPLE, MANION and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

John M. ("John"), by and through his parents and next friends, Christine M. and Michael M., filed this action seeking relief under the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act ("IDEA"), as amended by the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Improvement Act ("IDEIA"). He alleged that Evanston Township High School District 202, its Board of Education and its Superintendent (collectively "the School District") had denied John a free...

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