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Trial Court Case Study

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The Appellate court remanded the trial court's decisions on the following issues: (1) Did the district court err in affirming that the student was no longer eligible for special education under the IDEA Act based on her strong academic record, however not determining whether she had a reading fluency deficit? and (2) Did the district court err by failing to make an independent judgment based on parents' additional evidence? It was stated that the district court should exercise independent judgment and that they weighed too heavily on Jane's overall academic achievement when the deficiency in reading fluency was sufficient to support eligibility. Also, the district court did not make an independent judgment as to the additional evidence
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