Wednesday, January 25, 2006
By John Mooney
Star-Ledger Staff
In the ongoing tug-of-war between parents and schools over how children with disabilities are educated, New Jersey districts won an important legal round this week.
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday in favor of the Ramsey district in a dispute over the schooling of a 7-year-old boy with autism, saying his family failed to prove the district's plan was inappropriate.
For hundreds of special education disputes that reach court each year in New Jersey, the decision to place the burden of proof on the family was critical.
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