Case of First Impression

Citing the broad discretion courts have in fashioning appropriate relief for violations of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Third Circuit held that reimbursement to a parent for the time she personally spent working with her disable child after the county refused to provide early intervention services constituted appropriate relief under IDEA. The decision in Bucks County Dep't of Mental Health/Mental Retardation v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania can be found here.