D.S. BY AND THROUGH M.S. v. TRUMBULL BD. OF EDUC.

Docket No. 19-644 August Term 2019.

975 F.3d 152 (2020)

D.S., BY AND THROUGH His Parents and Next Friends, M.S. and R.S., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TRUMBULL BOARD OF EDUCATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: September 17, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

LEONID TRAPS , Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY ( Mark Sargent , Westport, CT; Richard C. Pepperman II , James J. Browne , Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY, on the brief), for Plaintiff-Appellant.

RYAN P. DRISCOLL , Berchem Moses PC, Milford, CT, for Defendant-Appellee.

Rebecca Adams Rieder , Connecticut Association of Boards of Education, Wethersfield, CT, for Amici Curiae Connecticut Associations of Boards of Education, National School Boards Association, and New York State School Boards Association, Inc. in support of Defendant-Appellee.

Alan E. Schoenfeld , Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, New York, NY, for Amici Curiae Advocates for Children of New York, Legal Services, New York City, Mobilization for Justice, Inc., New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, and New York Legal Assistance Group in support of Plaintiff-Appellant.

Ellen Saideman , Law Office of Ellen Saideman, Barrington, RI ( Catherine Merino Reisman , Selene Almanzan-Altobelli , Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc., Towson, MD; Andrew Feinstein , Mystic, CT, on the brief), for Amici Curiae Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc., National Disability Rights Network, and Disability Rights Connecticut in support of Plaintiff-Appellant.

Before: WINTER, WESLEY, SULLIVAN, Circuit Judges.


The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (the "IDEA" or the "Act"), 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 et seq., contains an intricate and balanced web of procedures and safeguards that ensures children with disabilities receive appropriate public education services. This case focuses on the IDEA's prescribed evaluation...

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