J.C. v. Central Regular School District

81 F.3d 389 (1996)

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J.C. v. Central Regular School District

United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
81 F.3d 389 (1996)

Facts

J.C. was a severely developmentally disabled teenage boy who received special-education services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) from the Central Regular School District (the district). J.C.’s individualized education program (IEP) was designed to help J.C. make progress in taking physical care of himself, such as dressing and eating, and in general communication and life skills. J.C. had made progress with some of these skills when he was younger, but his parents (plaintiffs) noticed that his progress had plateaued in his current educational placement and in some cases had recently regressed. J.C.’s parents challenged his IEP through an administrative appeal, but their claims were denied at that level. J.C.’s parents then appealed in federal district court, requesting a new placement and compensatory education beyond J.C.’s twenty-first birthday to make up for the deficiencies in his current placement. The district court held that the district had violated the IDEA and granted a new residential placement for J.C. The court denied the request for compensatory education, however, based on a good-faith standard of review. The district appealed the residential placement award, and J.C.’s parents appealed the denial of compensatory education.

Rule of Law

Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Becker, J.)

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