Tenth Circuit revives lawsuit against Salt Lake City School District over disability placement practices
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has reversed a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit filed by two students with intellectual disabilities and the Disability Law Center against the Salt Lake City School District and its Board of Education. The plaintiffs allege the District’s special education “hub” system violates federal law by failing to make individualized educational placement decisions.
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According to the appellate ruling, the District allegedly categorizes students based solely on IQ and assigns them to designated “hub” schools without assessing whether a more inclusive general education setting with supports would be appropriate. Plaintiffs contend this blanket approach disregards the requirements of the Individual...