Schaffer ex rel. Schaffer v. Weast’s Empirical Analysis
554 F.3d 470 · 2009
Citation profile
3 federal appellate · 4 district ·
Relationships
Applies 20 U.S.C. § 1400 (Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975) · 20 U.S.C. § 1414 · 20 U.S.C. § 1415
Relies on Board of Education of Hendrick Hudson Central School District Bd of Ed Westchester County v. Rowley · Schaffer Ex Rel. Schaffer v. Weast · Town of Burlington v. Department of Education · Roland M. v. Concord School Committee · Doyle v. Arlington County School Board
Most-quoted passages
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“avoid turning the administrative hearing into a 'mere dress rehearsal' followed by an 'unrestricted trial de novo '”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“district court did not abuse its discretion in denying the District's request to supplement the record”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“correctly recogniz[ing] that review of IEPs must be largely prospective” as opposed to a”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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