On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that parents of special education students are eligible to receive tuition reimbursement for private schools, when the public school district cannot provide services to meet the students' needs (access the AP story here).This ruling reaffirms IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act), which mandates that all American children are entitled to a "free and appropriate education."
The federal law calls for school districts to reimburse students or their families for education when public schools do not have services that address or fulfill the students' needs, according to the Associated Press.
The lawsuit was triggered when a Forest Groves, Oregon student diagnosed with AD/HD was denied accommodations.
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