BLOUNT COUNTY BD. OF EDUC. v. BOWENS

Civil Action No. 2:11-cv-3539-AKK. Civil Action No. 2:11-cv-3555-AKK.

929 F.Supp.2d 1199 (2013)

BLOUNT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, Plaintiff, v. Melinda BOWENS, Defendant. J.B., by and through his mother, Melinda B, Plaintiff, v. James E. Carr, Superintendent of and for Blount County Board of Education, Defendant.

United States District Court, N.D. Alabama, Southern Division.

February 28, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rodney C. Lewis , Lanier Ford Shaver & Payne PC, Huntsville, AL, for Plaintiff.

James R. Gallini , The Gallini Group LLC, Gina Stivahtis Lowe , Law Office of Gina S. Lowe, Birmingham, AL, for Defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ABDUL K. KALLON, District Judge.

The dispute before this court centers on the obligations a school system has to provide a free and appropriate public education ("FAPE") to a disabled child under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ("IDEA"), 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq. After an administrative hearing officer found that Blount County Board of Education failed to offer J.B., Melinda Bowens' three year...

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