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April 21, 2006
IDEA expert fees get Supreme attentionAttorneys for the Arlington, N.Y. school district and a LaGrangeville, N.Y. family debated before the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday whether special education law authorizes the awarding of expert and consultant fees to parents. Here's what BoardBuzz had to say earlier on this case.
The arguments—and the questions from many of the justices—centered on what Congress intended in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which requires states to provide a free appropriate public education to children with disabilities, reports the Poughkeepsie Journal. Arguing on behalf of Arlington Central School District was NSBA Council of School Attorneys member Ray Kuntz of Kuntz, Spagnuolo, Scapoli & Schiro, P.C., who in 1982 won the very first IDEA case to reach the Supreme Court, Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley.
Here are further links to more information about the case, including NSBA's amicus brief (pdf) submitted to the Supreme Court.
Posted April 21, 2006 9:26 AM | School Law
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