Compton Unified School District v. Starvenia Addison: Child Find Activities and Response to Intervention

Abstract

On March 22, 2010, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a decision on a case that was on appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in Los Angeles County. In the case, Compton Unified School District v. Starvenia Addison, the court of appeals addressed the issue of whether the school district had failed to identify the child for services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The authors review the effects of the court’s decision and note its implications for school districts, particularly in regard to the use of response to intervention.