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

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.

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