Vicky M. v. Northeastern Educational Intermediate Unit’s Empirical Analysis
2009
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Applies 20 U.S.C. § 1400 (Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975) · 20 U.S.C. § 1412 · 28 U.S.C. § 1331 · 28 U.S.C. § 1367 · 29 U.S.C. § 704 · 29 U.S.C. § 794
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · Celotex Corporation v. Catrett H · Monell v. Department of Social Services of City of New York · Anderson v. Creighton · City of Cleburne Texas v. Cleburne Living Center
Most-quoted passages
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“The allegations of abuse include: the use of bungee cords for restraint and discipline; the use of duct tape on students as restraints; leaving students restrained in a chair and on the floor for several minutes after the students had overturned the chair; using Rifton chairs for punishment or restraint; grabbing students by the ear or pinching noses causing bruising; grabbing students by the back of the neck; dragging students by the hair and arms; backhanding a student causing a bloody lip; screaming into the faces of students; squeezing students' hands as a punishment; crushing a student’s fingers; stepping on students’ insteps for intimidation; squeezing students' faces; striking a student in the head with a tissue box; depriving a non-verbal student of a picture communication system, preventing him from being able to communicate needs such as the bathroom; forcing a student to ride home for over an hour on the bus soaked in urine; and withholding food”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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