LISA M. v. LEANDER INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIST.

No. 18-50160.

924 F.3d 205 (2019)

LISA M., as parents/guardians/next friends of J.M., a minor individual with a disability; Kenneth M., as parents/guardians/next friends of J.M., a minor individual with a disability, Plaintiffs-Appellees v. LEANDER INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED May 15, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sonja D. Kerr, Esq. , Hollingsworth & Zivitz, P.C., Austin, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Meredith Prykryl Walker, Esq. , Nona C. Matthews , Attorney, Walsh Gallegos Trevino Russo & Kyle, P.C., Irving, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Selene Ann Almazan-Altobelli , Council of Parent Attorneys & Advocates, Incorporated, Towson, MD, for Amicus Curiae COUNCIL OF PARENT ATTORNEYS AND ADVOCATES, INCORPORATED.

Brandon W. Duke , Winston & Strawn, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Amici Curiae DISABILITY RIGHTS TEXAS, DECODING DYSLEXIA TEXAS.

Before KING, HIGGINSON, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.


When J.M. started fourth grade, his parents asked Leander Independent School District to evaluate him for special education. The District spent weeks analyzing J.M.'s educational profile and determined that he needed special education. Shortly afterwards, following a private staff meeting, the District changed...

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