Fairfield-Suisun Unified Sch. Dist. v. Cal. Dep’t of Educ., No. 12-16665 (9th Cir. 2015)
Annotate this CasePlaintiffs in these consolidated appeals were two local educational agencies in California, a school district and a county office of education. In separate actions, Plaintiff sued the California Department of Education in federal court alleging that, in resolving disputes between parents and the school districts, the Department routinely violated certain procedural requirements imposed by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and its implementing regulations. The district court dismissed the actions, concluding that Plaintiffs lacked a statutory right of action to seek declaratory and injunctive relief regarding alleged violations of procedural requirements imposed by the IDEA. The Ninth Circuit affirmed, holding that school districts lack a right of action to challenge a State’s non-compliance with the IDEA’s procedural protections in the context of complaint resolution proceedings.
Court Description: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Affirming the dismissal of two lawsuits brought against the California Department of Education, the panel held that two local educational agencies, a school district and a county office of supervision, lacked a statutory right of action to seek declaratory and injunctive relief regarding alleged violations of certain procedural requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and its implementing regulations regarding complaint resolution proceedings. * The Honorable Kevin Thomas Duffy, District Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, sitting by designation. FAIRFIELD-SUISUN USD V. CAL. DEP’T OF EDUC. 3
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