MUNIR v. POTTSVILLE AREA SCHOOL DIST.

No. 12-3008.

723 F.3d 423 (2013)

Muhammad MUNIR, Individually and as the parent of minor plaintiff, O.M., Appellant v. POTTSVILLE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: July 25, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert J. Evans , Fanelli, Evans & Patel, Pottsville, PA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Kimberly A. Boyer-Cohen , John J. Hare , Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin, Philadelphia, PA, Christopher J. Conrad , Sharon M. O'Donnell , Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin, Harrisburg, PA, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before: SCIRICA, HARDIMAN and ALDISERT, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

HARDIMAN, Circuit Judge.

This case arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), a federal statute requiring states that receive federal education funding to ensure that disabled children receive a "free appropriate public education" (FAPE). 20 U.S.C. § 1412(a)(1). The statute "protects the rights of disabled children by mandating that public educational institutions...

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