KLEIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIST. v. HOVEM

No. 10-20694.

690 F.3d 390 (2012)

KLEIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Per HOVEM; Knut Hovem; Signe Hovem, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 6, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey L. Rogers (argued), Amy Joyce Cumings Tucker , Rogers, Morris & Grover, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Martin J. Cirkiel (argued), Cirkiel & Associates, P.C., Round Rock, TX, Dorene J. Philpot , Philpot Law Office, P.C., Galveston, TX, for Defendants-Appellees.

Mark Lenard Gross , Deputy Chief Counsel, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Rights Div. — App. Section, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae.

Before JONES, Chief Judge, and STEWART and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.


EDITH H. JONES, Chief Judge:

Per Hovem ("Per"), a former student of Klein Independent School District ("KISD"), along with his parents, filed a claim under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ("IDEA"), 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq., for reimbursement of private school expenses incurred because KISD allegedly failed to provide Per with a free appropriate public education ("FAPE") while Per was a KISD student. The special hearing officer and the district...

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