Comments on: Winklemans’ day in court http://SpedPro.org/2007/03/01/63/ A source for current professional information about special education Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:44:28 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: JohnL http://SpedPro.org/2007/03/01/63/comment-page-1/#comment-1177 JohnL Thu, 01 Mar 2007 15:08:39 +0000 http://SpedPro.org/2007/03/01/63/#comment-1177 Here are a few links for additional information about Winkelman v. Parma City School Distr. <ul type="square"> <li>U.S. Supreme Court <a href="http://www.supremecourtus.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/05-983.pdf" rel="nofollow">transcipt</a> of the arguments. </li><li>AP's <a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SCOTUS_AUTISTIC_CHILD?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT" rel="nofollow">coverage</a>. </li><li>Wrightslaw <a href="http://www.wrightslaw.com/nltr/06/06.htm" rel="nofollow">Jun 2006</a></li> <li>COPAA <a href="http://www.copaa.org/news/winkleman-news.html" rel="nofollow">press release about its amicus brief</a></li> <li>Special Education Law Blog <a href="http://specialedlaw.blogs.com/home/2006/07/the_us_supreme_.html" rel="nofollow">Jul 2006</a>, <a href="http://specialedlaw.blogs.com/home/2006/10/supreme_court_t.html" rel="nofollow">Sep 2006</a>, and <a href="http://specialedlaw.blogs.com/home/2007/02/supreme_court_r.html" rel="nofollow">Feb 2007</a>;</li> <li>Michael F. Shaughnessy's <a href="http://www.ednews.org/articles/7995/1/An-Interview-with-Ilise-Feitshans-Winkelman-v-Parma-City-2007-The-US-Supreme-Court-Case-That-Impacts-Daily-Life-of-Every-School-Child-in-the-USA/Page1.html" rel="nofollow">interview of Ilise Feitshans</a> about the case (for Jimmy Kilpatrick's EdNews).</li> </ul> Here are a few links for additional information about Winkelman v. Parma City School Distr.

]]> By: David Bateman http://SpedPro.org/2007/03/01/63/comment-page-1/#comment-1175 David Bateman Thu, 01 Mar 2007 14:47:20 +0000 http://SpedPro.org/2007/03/01/63/#comment-1175 I was there for the oral arguments yesterday. I was very impressed by the level of detail of questions by Roberts, Scalia, Ginsburg, and Breyer. They were clearly briefed very well. It was interesting to watch Roberts/Scalia and Alito (to a much lesser extent) really give very hard questions to the attorney for the parents. When the district presented their case to then watch Ginsburg/Breyer/Souter and a little of Kennedy to give hard questions to him. Verbal jousting at it's best. Additionally, it was announced that they will hear another tuition reimbursement case. In a summary from scotusblog.com: The Court indicated it will decide whether parents of a disabled child are entitled, under federal law, to reimbursement of private school tuition if the child had not previously received any special education from the public schools system or other government agencies. The issue arises in Board of Education of New York City v. Tom F., et al. (06-637). The child involved in the case had attended private school throughout his childhood, at a school that does not have an approved special education program. The boy's parents refused to have him placed in a public school program, kept him in private school, and obtained tuition reimbursement. The city school system lost in an appeal to the Second Circuit. I was there for the oral arguments yesterday. I was very impressed by the level of detail of questions by Roberts, Scalia, Ginsburg, and Breyer. They were clearly briefed very well.

It was interesting to watch Roberts/Scalia and Alito (to a much lesser extent) really give very hard questions to the attorney for the parents. When the district presented their case to then watch Ginsburg/Breyer/Souter and a little of Kennedy to give hard questions to him. Verbal jousting at it’s best.

Additionally, it was announced that they will hear another tuition reimbursement case. In a summary from scotusblog.com:
The Court indicated it will decide whether parents of a disabled child are entitled, under federal law, to reimbursement of private school tuition if the child had not previously received any special education from the public schools system or other government agencies. The issue arises in Board of Education of New York City v. Tom F., et al. (06-637). The child involved in the case had attended private school throughout his childhood, at a school that does not have an approved special education program. The boy’s parents refused to have him placed in a public school program, kept him in private school, and obtained tuition reimbursement. The city school system lost in an appeal to the Second Circuit.

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