No. 19-1148

Michael Bruno, as Parent, Guardian, and Next Friend of R. B., a Minor, et al. v. Northside Independent School District

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-03-19
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (1)
Tags: comparable-services due-process educational-programming educational-services free-appropriate-public-education individuals-with-disabilities-education-act programming school-district special-education-programming student-transfer transfer-student
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2020-05-21
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a reduction in a student's programming from a full-day to a half-day program is consistent with the mandate to provide 'similar' or 'equivalent' services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

question presented is whether such a reduction is consistent with the mandate that the school district provide “similar” or “equivalent” services, as set forth in guidance from the U.S. Education Department.

Docket Entries

2020-05-26
Petition DENIED.
2020-05-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/21/2020.
2020-04-17
Brief of respondent Northside Independent School District in opposition filed.
2020-04-17
Brief amici curiae of Duke Children's Law Clinic et al. filed.
2020-03-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 20, 2020)

Attorneys

Children's Law Clinic et al.
Jane Roney WettachDuke Law School, Amicus
Jane Roney WettachDuke Law School, Amicus
Michael Bruno
Andrew Kiernan CuddyCuddy Law Firm, P.L.L.C., Petitioner
Andrew Kiernan CuddyCuddy Law Firm, P.L.L.C., Petitioner
Northside Independent School District
Stacy Adoree Tuer CastilloWalsh, Gallegos, et al., Respondent
Stacy Adoree Tuer CastilloWalsh, Gallegos, et al., Respondent