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Sua Sponte: NSBA’s amicus brief urges U.S. Supreme Court to review Tenth Circuit ruling that parents who unilaterally placed disabled student in a private residential treatment facility were entitled to tuition reimbursement

The National School Boards Association, along with the Colorado Association of School Boards, has filed an amicus brief asking the U. S. Supreme Court to review a decision by a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in JCSDR1 v. Elizabeth E. holding that the parents of a special education student, who unilaterally placed the student in a private treatment facility, were entitled to reimbursement for tuition expenses under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

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Federal appellate court rules Colorado parents are entitled reimbursement for unilateral placement of disabled student in private residential treatment facility

A unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has unanimously ruled that the parents of a special education student, who her parents unilaterally placed in a private treatment facility, were entitled to reimbursement for tuition expenses under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

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New York governor vetoes state legislation on placement of special education students

The New York Times reports that Governor Andrew Cuomo vetoed a bill on Tuesday requiring public school officials to take into account the “home life and family background” of special education students when placing them in schools, a measure that would have given religious parents more power to demand that the public pay for private education.

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Governor Cuomo the subject of intense lobbying over proposed changes to New York special education law

As reported on lohud.com, as Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York prepares to make a decision on a groundbreaking special education law change, which amends current state special education law and would require public schools to consider cultural influences like family environment when placing special needs children in programs.

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