LEIGH ANN H. v. RIESEL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIST.

No. 20-50003.

18 F.4th 788 (2021)

LEIGH ANN H., as parent, guardian, and next friend of K.S., and K.S. individually, an individual with a disability, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RIESEL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED November 22, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew Cuddy, Esq. , Auburn, NY, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

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

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 Amicus Curiae Disability Rights Texas.

Before ELROD, DUNCAN, and WILSON, Circuit Judges.


This case arises out of the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA) and its associated regulations. The idea behind IDEA is that every student, regardless of disability, is entitled to a free and appropriate public education.1 Leigh Ann H. and her now-adult son K.S...

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