C. et al v. Fairfax County Board of Education, No. 1:2011cv01273 - Document 29 (E.D. Va. 2012)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION Re: 18 MOTION for Summary Judgment by C. C., Jennifer Click and 20 MOTION for Summary Judgment on the Administrative Record by Fairfax County Board of Education. Signed by District Judge Anthony J Trenga on 7/19/2012. (stas)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division C.C., etal, Plaintiffs, No. 1:11-cv-1273 (AJT/JFA) FAIRFAX COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiffs, C.C, a minor, and her mother, Jennifer Click ("the parent" or "Click"), claim that the defendant Fairfax County Board of Education ("FCBE") failed to provide C.C. with a free appropriate public education ("FAPE") for the 2011-2012 school year, as required by the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act ("IDEA"), 20 U.S.C. ยง 1400 et seq. An administrative hearing was held on these claims, following which the Hearing Officer ruled against the Plaintiffs. In their appeal from that decision in this Court, the Plaintiffs contend that the Hearing Officer erred in concluding that the parent was not entitled to reimbursement for C.C.'s tuition expenses for the 2011-2012 school year at the Lab School of Washington, a private facility located in the District of Columbia where C.C. has been enrolled. Presently pending before the Court are the parties' cross motions for judgment based on the administrative record [Doc. Nos. 18 and 22]. A hearing was held on these motions on April 13,2012, following which the Court took the matter under advisement. The Court has reviewed the extensive record in this case and has evaluated the Hearing Officer's decision in light of the applicable law and the standard of review. Like many cases under the IDEA, this case revolves around the tension between a parent's laudable objective to provide her child
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