In 1985 the U.S. Supreme Court settled what had been an extremely controversial issue: Are parents who unilaterally enroll their handicapped child in a private school entitled to reimbursement of those expenses if the private school is later determined to be the appropriate placement under the Education for All Handicapped Children Act? Although the Court answered that question in the affirmative, litigation over reimbursement for privately obtained services has not ended. Several new issues not contemplated or answered by the high court's decision have since emerged. This article describes those issues and outlines how the lower courts have dealt with them.
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Evans v. District No. 17, 841 F.2d 824 (1988).
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Muth v. Central Bucks School District, 839 F.2d 113 (1988).
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Osborne, A.G. (1986). Reimbursement of private school costs is available under the EHCA. Remedial and Special Education, 7(4), 54–57.
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