SETTLEMENT: $1,141,000 ($925,000 for educational services, $35,000 damages, $181,000 attorney fees), alleged failure to serve special education student for 4 years including isolation in church basement. [Read more…]
IDEA, special ed evaluation
IDEA: Claim of failure to evaluate child for special ed until 2013 time-barred for claims before 2012, District otherwise allowed parents to participate in developing education plan, had not “predetermined” placement. . . Anderson affirmed (unpublished). [Read more…]
Schools, establishment of school, territory transfer
SCHOOLS: School sufficiently established as public school despite no vote by Commissioners or formal approval by State Superintendent… territory transfer precluded by being within 3 miles of school… Pinski affirmed. [Read more…]
Schools, territory transfer
SCHOOLS: District failed to preserve statutory issue as to necessity of sworn statements in territory transfer hearing, claim did not warrant plain error review, merits improperly reached… McKeon reversed. [Read more…]
Right to know, school termination documents
RIGHT TO KNOW: Investigative documents related to school food supervisor’s termination properly ordered disclosed… preemptive petition by schools to avoid being sued prudent… Townsend affirmed. [Read more…]
Right to know, county treasurer, prior school
RIGHT TO KNOW: Ravalli Treasurer’s investigative/ discipline documents from prior Missoula school employment as food supervisor ordered released to media, other documents with significant private information not released… Media Respondents’ request for fees/costs denied… Townsend. [Read more…]