Winkelman V. Parma City School District
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''Winkelman v.
Parma City School District {{unreferenced, date=June 2021 Parma City School District is a school district that serves Parma, Parma Heights, and Seven Hills. The district is in the southwestern section of Cuyahoga County, Ohio. The District's sports stadium is Byers Field. ...
'', 550 U.S. 516 (2007), is a civil suit under the
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decided by the
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held for the seven-justice majority that parents may file suit under IDEA
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. Justice Kennedy declined to reach the question whether parents may represent the interests of their children pro se, instead concluding that
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created a set of independently enforceable rights in parents.''Winkelman'', 550 U.S. at 535.


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* Winkleman v. Parma City School District, 550 U.S. 516 (2007), URL: https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/550/516/ United States Supreme Court cases United States education case law 2007 in United States case law 2007 in education United States disability case law Education in Cuyahoga County, Ohio United States Supreme Court cases of the Roberts Court Parma, Ohio {{SCOTUS-case-stub