Comprehensive guide to Free Appropriate Public Education Fape cases, courts, and legal analysis.
M. D. v. Momence Community Unified School District 1, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on February 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, M.D., a minor student, alleged that ...
Bell, B., Aplts. v. Wilkinsburg SD, decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on January 21, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute involved whether a school district could unilateral...
Benjamin Fogle and Amanda Fogle, on behalf of minor child P.F. v. Clay Elementary School-Southeast Polk Community School District, Dirk Halupnik, Andrea Burns and Carla Rivas, individually and in thei...
Cheyenne Johnson v. Mount Pleasant Pub. Schs., decided by Sixth Circuit on September 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary jud...
Chislett v. N.Y.C. Dep't of Educ., decided by Second Circuit on September 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a former stud...
Parent Father Doe and Parent Mother Doe, Individually on their own behalf and as Parents and Next Friend for Minor Doe v. Western Dubuque Community School District, Jessica Pape, Dan Butler, and Scott...
Matter of Daniel J. Lynch, Inc. v. Board of Educ. of the Maine-Endwell Cent. Sch. Dist., decided by New York Appellate Division on February 13, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. This case con...
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