Abstract
On March 22, 2010, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a decision on a case that was on appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in Los Angeles County. In the case, Compton Unified School District v. Starvenia Addison, the court of appeals addressed the issue of whether the school district had failed to identify the child for services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The authors review the effects of the court’s decision and note its implications for school districts, particularly in regard to the use of response to intervention.
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References
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Compton Unified School District v. Starvenia Addison (9th Cir. 2010), 598 F.3d 1181; 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 5794. Decision available at http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2010/03/22/07-55751.pdf
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Forest Grove School District v. T.A., 129 S. Ct. 2484 (2009).
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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1990, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq. (1990).
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Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq. (2004) (reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1990).