What does the Law Say?

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L.E. v. Ramsey Bd. of Educ., 435 F.3d 384 (3d Cir. 2006).

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Watson v. Kingston City Sch. Dist., 325 F. Supp. 2d 141 (N.D.N.Y. 2004) aff'd 142 Fed. Appx. 9 (2d Cir. 2005) cert. denied 126 S. Ct. 1040 (2006).

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