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Petition of the day

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on October 2, 2017.

Docket No.16-1285
Op. Below9th Cir.
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Issue

Whether an educational setting constitutes a child's "then-current educational placement" under 20 U.S.C. § 1415(j) simply because it is the placement listed in an individualized education program drafted by the school district, when the parents objected to the portion of the IEP listing that placement, and the child never actually attended that placement.

The petition of the day is:

N. E. v. Seattle School District

16-1285

Issue: Whether an educational setting constitutes a child’s “then-current educational placement” under 20 U.S.C. § 1415(j) simply because it is the placement listed in an individualized education program drafted by the school district, when the parents objected to the portion of the IEP listing that placement, and the child never actually attended that placement.

Proceedings & orders timeline

Apr 24, 2017
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 30, 2017)May 30, 2017
Brief of respondent Seattle School District in opposition filed.
Jun 6, 2017
Reply of petitioners N. E., By and Through His Parents, C. E., et ux., et al. filed.
Jun 14, 2017
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 25, 2017.
Oct 2, 2017
Petition DENIED.

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