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Florence County School Dist. Four v. Carter, 510 U.S. 7 (1993)
This case argued for a 9th grade student who was attending public school and under the IDEA he was not receiving proper education. He was moved to a private school and the parent's requested that they should be reimbursed their money back since under the IDEA the educational services he needed should have been provided for free.The court ruled in the families favor. They was awarded the money back because they violated the IDEA. This ruling could help educate parent's who don't know the law. -
Arlington Cent. School Dist. Bd. of Educ. v. Murphy, 548 U.S. 291 (2006)
The Murphy's filed to be reimbursed for an educational consultant. They argued that their child needed to be placed in private school and needed reimbursement for legal consultation. The court ruled that she would only get payment for time spent between requesting a hearing and the ruling. This ruling could help other parents not make the same mistake and spend over $20,000 in educational consultation. This ruling could be a educational tool to others seeking justice for their child's needs. -
Winkelman v. Parma City School Dist., 550 U.S. 516 (2007)
The Winkelman fought to get their son private education because the IEP in place was not going to help the needs of their son under the IDEA. They won through the Supreme Court and lost the appeals court. They won because the IDEA was violated. However they lost in appeal because they represented themselves and did not have proper consul. This ruling will help other know that the IDEA is on your side to help if it has been violated. To help others from making not having a lawyer to defend them.