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CONTACT: Frank Belluscio(fbelluscio@njsba.org) Supreme Court Rules in Special Education Case Anne Bryant on NBC News on Oct 10 WASHINGTON, Oct. 10, 2007—Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 4-4 ruling in a special education case, NYC vs. Tom F., that has the potential for serious financial consequences on school board budgets. Essentially, the Supreme Court's ruling lets stand a decision by the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals that found the New York City School Board had to reimburse a parent who placed his special education child in private schools without ever enrolling his child in public schools. When the public school district found that its schools could provide the free appropriate public education required by the IDEA, the parent challenged the school district in court because he wanted to retain his child in the private school. Anne L. Bryant, executive director of the National School Boards Association, was interviewed by NBC's legal correspondent Pete Williams and can be seen online. In addition, NSBA's General Counsel Francisco Negron was interviewed on the same topic by John Dimsdale for American Public Media's Marketplace show (check for broadcast time in your area—often heard on National Public Radio). ********
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