Layna Crofts v. Issaquah School District

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

LAYNA CROFTS, No. 19-35473 Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. and 2:17-cv-01365-

JLR

JEREMY SANDERS,

Plaintiff,

OPINION

v.

ISSAQUAH SCHOOL DISTRICT

NO. 411,

Defendant-Appellee,

and

MELISSA MADSEN; RON THIELE,

Defendants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington James L. Robart, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted November 19, 2021 Pasadena, California

Filed January 12, 2022 CROFTS V. ISSAQUAH SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 411

Before: Marsha S. Berzon and Johnnie B. Rawlinson, Circuit Judges, and Jennifer A. Dorsey, * District Judge.

Opinion by Judge Dorsey

SUMMARY **

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

Affirming the district court’s summary judgment in favor of a school district in an action under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the panel held that the school district properly denied a student’s parent’s request for an independent educational evaluation, properly evaluated the student for an individualized education plan, and did not deny the student a free appropriate…