CG v. PENNSYLVANIA DEPT. OF EDUC.

No. 12-3747.

734 F.3d 229 (2013)

CG; SB, parents of minor children enrolled in the Lancaster School District; WM; LS; DR; LC; AOP; RJ, parents of minor children enrolled in the Reading School District on behalf of their children, LP, SLB, BB, EE, DER, KC, AO, MJ and GJ, on behalf of all other similarly situated children in Pennsylvania v. The Commonwealth of PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; Gerald Zahorchak, its Secretary CG; SB; LS; DR; LC, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: November 5, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin L. Quisenberry, Esq. [argued], Evalynn Welling, Esq. , Community Justice Project, Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellants.

Sean A. Kirkpatrick, Esq. [argued], Office of Attorney General of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA, for Appellees.

Sonja D. Kerr, Esq. , Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, for Amici.

Before: SMITH, SHWARTZ, and ROTH, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

SHWARTZ, Circuit Judge.

I.

Plaintiffs are members of a class of disabled students who attend schools in certain districts in Pennsylvania and who claim that Pennsylvania's method for distributing special education funds violates various laws, including the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ["IDEA"], Americans with Disabilities Act ["ADA"], and the Rehabilitation Act ["RA"]. After a bench trial, the District Court...

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