''Winkelman v.
Parma City School District
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'', 550 U.S. 516 (2007), is a civil suit under the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
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decided by the
Supreme Court of the United States
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.
Justice Kennedy
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held for the seven-justice majority that parents may file suit under IDEA
pro se
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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
IDEA
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created a set of independently enforceable rights in parents.
[''Winkelman'', 550 U.S. at 535.]
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