Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools
03/21/2023 AD decided
The case involved the interplay between two federal laws, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). At issue was whether students may sue a school for damages under the ADA when they haven’t exhausted the administrative process required by the IDEA.
In an unanimous decision, the court ruled that Perez didn't need to exhaust the requirements of the IDEA process before filing a lawsuit for damages under the ADA.
Central to the case was the story of Miguel Perez, who enrolled in the Sturgis Public School District in Michigan at age 9 and brought home As and Bs on report cards for more than a decade. Months before graduation, Perez's parents learned that he would not receive a diploma and that aides the school assigned to him did not know sign language.
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