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<span style="font-family:georgia,times,times new roman,serif"><span style="font-size:14px"><strong><span style="color:#2E2A55">Released Today:<br>
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<span style="font-family:georgia,times,times new roman,serif"><span style="font-size:14px">On March 22, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in
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Re-1, 137 S.Ct. 988</a></em>. In this decision, the court held that �to meet its substantive obligation under the
<em>Individuals with Disabilities Education Act</em> (<em>IDEA</em>), a school must offer [a child] an IEP [individualized education program] reasonably calculated to enable a child to make progress appropriate in light of the child�s circumstances.� </span></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:georgia,times,times new roman,serif"><span style="font-size:14px">On March 22, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in
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Re-1, 137 S.Ct. 988</a></em>. In this decision, the court held that �to meet its substantive obligation under the
<em>Individuals with Disabilities Education Act</em> (<em>IDEA</em>), a school must offer [a child] an IEP [individualized education program] reasonably calculated to enable a child to make progress appropriate in light of the child�s circumstances.� </span></span></p>
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