S.J. ex rel. S.H.J. v. Issaquah School District No. 411

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326 F. App'x 423
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMay 1, 2009Nos. 07-35856, 08-35096California2,000 words

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S.J., a minor with learning disabilities, and Ms parents (sometimes referred to collectively as “S.J.”) filed this action challenging the education programs S.J. was offered by the Issaquah School District (“District”). The district court found that the order by the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) was thorough and careful, and affirmed the ALJ’s decision. On appeal, S.J. challenges the ALJ’s determinations that (a) the 2002 Individualized Education Program (“IEP”) was adequate, (b) S.J. was not entitled to reimbursement for the 2002-2003 school year, (c) S.J. had failed to show that the provision allowing the District to administer his medication violated any of his rights, and (d) the March 2004 IEP meeting cured the procedural defect in the prior IEPs and provided S.J. a Free and Appropriate Public Education (“FAPE”). S.J. also challenges the district court’s order awarding him only partial attorney’s fees for the administrative proceedings. Because S.J. has not demonstrated that the ALJ or the district court erred in their findings of fact or their interpretations of the law, we affirm.

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The Individuals with Disabilities Act (“IDEA”), 20 U.S.C. §§…

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