Article form New York Times Magazine on Reimbursement

This article talks about the 1997 amendment to Individuals with Disabilities Education Act on wither a mom of a junior in high school could be reimbursed for having to enroll her son in a private school that cost $5,200 a month. He attended a public school in the Forest Grove district and was evaluated for special education classes but was found ineligible. After he was placed in a private school he was evaluated by a doctor where he was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder some other disabilities. The 1997 amendment to IDEA states that students have a right to a free and appropriate public education( FAPE) and if that is not made available to the student with a disability, IDEA confirms that a reimbursement is in order for private school tuition. The courts ruled in favor of the mom of the junior in high school, 6-to-3, because even though he never received special education services in his public school, doesn’t mean that he didn’t need them and therefore resulted in him being enrolled in a private school to get the education he deserves.

reference web address: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/23/education/23special.html