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Miener v. Missouri

800 F.2d 749 (1986)

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Miener v. Missouri

United States Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit
800 F.2d 749 (1986)

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Facts

Terri Ann Miener (plaintiff) was disabled with learning and behavioral disorders as a result of a brain tumor and related surgeries. The Special School District of St. Louis (the district) evaluated Terri and determined that she was disabled but failed to provide any educational services for her whatsoever. Terri’s father lacked the financial means to provide any other educational placement for her and was therefore forced to have her admitted as a full-time resident in a state mental hospital. Terri eventually sued the state of Missouri (defendant) for violations of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EHA), alleging that the state had failed to provide her with a free appropriate public education (FAPE) as required by the statute, among other claims. Terri sought compensatory educational services for the three-year period during which she was institutionalized. Following a series of judicial proceedings, the issue of whether such claims were recoverable under the EHA came before a court of appeals.

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Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Arnold, J.)

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