Amanda J., a Minor, by and Through Her Guardian Ad Litem, Annette J. v. Clark County School District, and Nevada State Department of Education

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267 F.3d 877·157 Educ. L. Rep. 562·2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 20891
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitSeptember 25, 200199-17157California7,736 words

Opinion

Opinion

Wardlaw, J.

ORDER

The Opinion filed August 13, 2001, slip op. 10681, and appearing at 260 F.3d 1106 , 2001 WL 902125 , is amended as follows:

Please see attached Amended Opinion.

With these amendments, the panel has voted unanimously to deny the petition for rehearing and to reject the suggestion for rehearing en banc.

The full court has been advised of the suggestion for rehearing en banc and no active judge has requested a vote on whether to rehear the matter en banc. Fed. R.App. P. 35.

The petition for rehearing is DENIED and the suggestion for rehearing en banc is REJECTED.

OPINION

Amanda J., a minor, by and through her mother and Guardian Ad Litem, Annette J., appeals from the district court’s decision to affirm the State Review Officer’s (“SRO”) conclusion that she received a free appropriate public education (“FAPE”) under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1487 (“IDEA” or “the Act”). As part of Nevada’s two-tiered administrative review process, the SRO reversed the State Hearing Officer’s (“HO”) determination that the Clark County School District (the “District”) denied Amanda a FAPE. The HO’s determination would have provided Amanda…

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