Ford v. Long Beach Unified School District

291 F.3d 1086 Amanda FORD, a minor by and through her Guardian Ad Litem, Rodney FORD; Rodney Ford, Petitioners-Appellants, v. LONG BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT; Board of Education of Long Beach Unified School District; Carl Cohn, Superintendent of Long Beach Unified School District; Marlyse Linder, Respondents-Appellees. No. 00-56438. No. 00-56539. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted January 17, 2002. Filed May 29, 2002. Tania L. Whiteleather, Law Offices of Tania L. Whiteleather, Lakewood, CA, for the petitioners-appellants. John E. Hayashida, Parker & Covert, Tustin, CA, for the respondents-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California; Dickran M. Tevrizian, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-99-05891-DT. Before SCHROEDER, Chief Judge, McKEOWN, Circuit Judge and ZILLY, 1 District Judge. OPINION SCHROEDER, Chief Judge. 1 This case arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq. It concerns a student, Amanda Ford, who is generally considered gifted, who scores very high on traditional, standardized IQ tests designed to measure intellectual…