A school district does not have a private right of action to sue another district under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), a federal judge has determined.
Northern District Judge Lawrence Kahn (See Profile) dismissed the attempt of the Brunswick Central School District in Rensselaer County to sue the Gill Montague Regional School District of Turner Falls, Mass., to recoup the $67,719 it cost Brunswick to educate a special education student who transferred from Turner Falls for two school years, 2010 to 2012.
