Prior Enrollment in a Placement Offered by a Public School Agency is not a Requirement for Reimbursement under the IDEA (16-2009

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application/pdf icon16-2009 - Prior Enrollment in a Placement Offered by a Public School Agency is Not a Requirement for Reimbursement under the IDEA.pdf
Published Date: 
2009-06-29
Contact: 

Carl D. Corbin, Assistant General Counsel, ccorbin@sclscal.org

On June 22, 2009, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the parents of a child with a learning disability may seek reimbursement for private school expenses even though the student never received special education services through the public school system.

search terms: IDEA, learning disability, Forest Grove, IEP, FAPE, reimbursement.

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No