United States First Circuit

The Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act neither dictates the financial liability of particular school districts, nor prevents a state from enacting laws providing for the payment of special education costs of a child living at a school within the state, whose parents reside outside the state.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/23/2002
• Published 09/25/2002

Judges

• LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge., Before LYNCH, Circuit Judge, CAMPBELL and MAGILL, Senior Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Dean B. Eggert with whom Paul L. Apple and Wadleigh, Starr & Peters, P.L.L.C. were on brief for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Lynn Zygomont with whom Ronald K. Lospennato and Disabilities Rights Center, Inc. were on brief for appellee Margaret“ Peggy” Crisman., Jed Z. Callen with whom Baldwin, Callen, Hogan & Kidd, P.L.L.C. was on brief for appellee Pittsfield School District.