Winkelman v. Parma City School District, 550 U.S. 516 (2007)

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, is a civil suit under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act is a United States federal law that governs how states and public agencies provide early intervention, special education, and related services to children with disabilities...

 decided by the Supreme Court of the United States

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. Justice Kennedy

Anthony Kennedy

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 held for the seven-justice majority that parents may file suit under IDEA pro se. Justice Kennedy declined to reach the question whether parents may represent the interests of their children pro se, instead concluding that IDEA

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act is a United States federal law that governs how states and public agencies provide early intervention, special education, and related services to children with disabilities...

created a set of independently enforceable rights in parents.

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