BOUABID v. CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS

No. 22-1048.

62 F.4th 851 (2023)

Hind BOUABID, as lawful guardian ad litem of Minor Child A.C., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS BOARD OF EDUCATION, Defendant-Appellee, and North Carolina State Board of Education; Mark Johnson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, in his official and individual capacity; Sherry H. Thomas, NC Department of Public Instruction Interim Director of Exceptional Children, in her official and individual capacity; Ann W. Stalnaker, Assistant Superintendent for Programs for Exceptional Children, in her official and individual capacity; Eric Matthew Bailey; Amanda McPeters, Exceptional Children's Case Manager/Exceptional Children's Teacher, in her individual and official capacity, Defendants. Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc., Amicus Supporting Appellant. North Carolina School Boards Association, Amicus Supporting Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: March 15, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Kelli Lorraine Espaillat , KINCAID & ASSOCIATES, Wilmington, North Carolina, for Appellant. Ashley Frances Leonard , CAMPBELL SHATLEY, PLLC, Asheville, North Carolina, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Keith Howard , Carla Fassbender , THE LAW OFFICES OF KEITH L. HOWARD, PLLC, Cornelius, North Carolina, for Appellant. Christopher Z. Campbell , CAMPBELL SHATLEY, PLLC, Asheville, North Carolina, for Appellee. Ellen Saideman , LAW OFFICE OF ELLEN SAIDEMAN, Barrington, Rhode Island; Selene Almazan-Altobelli , COUNCIL OF PARENT ATTORNEYS AND ADVOCATES, INC., Towson, Maryland, for Amicus Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc. Deborah R. Stagner , Stephen G. Rawson , THARRINGTON SMITH LLP, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Amicus North Carolina School Boards Association.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Wilkinson wrote the opinion, in which Judge Agee and Judge Wynn joined.


Hind Bouabid filed a petition asserting that Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) failed to provide her daughter, A.C., with a free appropriate public education in violation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq. After a ten-day hearing, an administrative law judge...

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