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The case of Schaffer v. Weast addresses the issue under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), a federal law ensuring that children with disabilities receive a free appropriate public education tailored to their unique needs through an Individualized Education Program (IEP).
4 dni temu · Schaffer v. Weast, [1] 546 U.S. 49 (2005), is a Supreme Court case that determined that the burden of proof belonged to whoever challenged an Individualized Education Program (IEP). Schaffer v. Weast revised the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) which had introduced IEPs as a method of ensuring an individual and effective education for disabled students.
This case concerns the educational services that were due, under IDEA, to petitioner Brian Schaffer. Brian suffers from learning disabilities and speech-language impairments. From prekindergarten through seventh grade he attended a private school and struggled academically.
5 paź 2005 · Facts of the case. The parents of Brian Schaffer, a disabled child, sued their public school district under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Schaffer's parents claimed the Individualized Education Program that the school system devised for their son, and which IDEA required for each disabled student, was inadequate.
Facts. In 1997, Brian Schaffer (plaintiff), a child with learning disabilities and speech-language impairments, planned to enter Montgomery County Public Schools System (MCPS) as an eighth-grader.
5 paź 2005 · Weast v. Schaffer, 377 F.3d 449 (4th Cir. 2004). The Fourth Circuit reasoned that placing the burden on the school system would create a “presumption of inadequacy” that cut against the IDEA's reliance on the school system's expertise. The case is now scheduled for oral argument in the United States Supreme Court on October 5, 2005.
14 lis 2005 · On the other hand, one can reasonably argue to the contrary, that, given the technical nature of the subject matter, its human importance, the school district’s superior resources, and the district’s superior access to relevant information, the risk of nonpersuasion ought to fall upon the district.
