ASHLAND SCHOOL DIST. v. PARENTS OF STUDENT R.J.

No. 08-35937.

588 F.3d 1004 (2009)

ASHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PARENTS OF STUDENT R.J., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed December 7, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary E. Broadhurst, of Eugene, OR, argued the cause for the defendant-appellant and filed the briefs.

Nancy J. Hungerford, of the Hungerford Law Firm, LLP, Oregon City, OR, argued the cause for the plaintiff-appellee and filed the brief. Andrea L. Hungerford, of the Hungerford Law Firm, LLP, was also on the brief.

Before: DIARMUID F. O'SCANNLAIN and N. RANDY SMITH, Circuit Judges, and RONALD M. WHYTE, District Judge.


O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:

We must decide whether the district court abused its discretion by denying reimbursement for private-school tuition to the parents of a student eligible for services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

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A

R.J. was born in 1989 and adopted by her parents at the age of four-and-a-half. As a second grader in Saginaw, Michigan, R.J. was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ...

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