SOUTH KINGSTOWN SCHOOL COMMITTEE v. JOANNA S.

No. 14-1177.

773 F.3d 344 (2014)

SOUTH KINGSTOWN SCHOOL COMMITTEE, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. JOANNA S., as parent of P.J.S., Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

December 9, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christine H. Barrington , with whom ACESS! Education Consulting was on brief, for appellant.

Mary Ann Carroll , with whom Brennan, Recupero, Cascione, Scungio & McAllister, LLP was on brief, for appellee.

Before THOMPSON, KAYATTA and BARRON, Circuit Judges.


The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq., is a landmark federal statute now twenty-five years old. It offers federal funds to states that agree to provide protections to make sure disabled children receive a "free appropriate public education." Id. § 1412(1...

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