PARRISH v. BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DIST.

No. 17-1915.

896 F.3d 889 (2018)

Ron PARRISH, Parents of L; Lauren Parrish, Parents of L; Victor Craig, Parents of A; Laura Craig, Parents of A; Casey Laws, Parents of G; Chastidy Laws, Parents of G; Rachelle Siverly, Parent of S Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT Defendant-Appellee, Michael Poore, District Superintendent; Tanya Sharp, District Executive Director Student Services; Rebecca Powers, Bentonville School Board; Travis Riggs, Bentonville School Board; Rudy Upshaw, Bentonville School Board; Wendi Cheatham, Bentonville School Board; Willie Cowgur, Bentonville School Board; Grant Lightle, Bentonville School Board; Maureen Bradshaw, District SPED Coordinator Defendants Arkansas Department of Education; Johnny Key, Commissioner Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 24, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theresa L. Caldwell , Caldwell Law Office, Maumelle, AR, John Fendley , John C. Fendley, Jr. , P.A., Little Rock, AR, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Angela C. Artherton , Marshall S. Ney , Friday & Eldredge, Rogers, AR, Khayyam M. Eddings , Christopher Heller , Friday & Eldredge, Little Rock, AR, Roger Christopher Lawson , Friday & Eldredge, Fayetteville, AR, for Defendants-Appellee.

Christine Ann Cryer , Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office, Little Rock, AR, for Michael Poore , District Superintendent, Tanya Sharp , District Executive Director Student Services, Rebecca Powers , Bentonville School Board, Travis Riggs , Bentonville School Board, Rudy Upshaw , Bentonville School Board, Wendi Cheatham , Bentonville School Board, Willie Cowgur , Bentonville School Board, Grant Lightle , Bentonville School Board, Maureen Bradshaw , District SPED Coordinator, Arkansas Department of Education, Johnny Key , Commissioner.

Before LOKEN, BENTON, and ERICKSON, Circuit Judges.


Child L, Child A, Child G, and Child S are all children who attended elementary school for varying lengths of time in the Bentonville School District (District). Each child has been diagnosed with autism. The children allege the District denied them a free appropriate public education (FAPE) as required by the Individuals...

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