The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday for a deaf student who sued his public school system for providing an inadequate education.
FILE - People leave the Supreme Court after oral arguments in Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools, Jan. 18, 2023, in Washington. The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled unanimously for a a deaf student who sued his public school system for providing an inadequate education, a case that's significant for other disabled students.
FILE - People leave the Supreme Court after oral arguments in Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools, Jan. 18, 2023, in Washington. The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled unanimously for a a deaf student who sued his public school system for providing an inadequate education, a case that's significant for other disabled students. ruled unanimously Tuesday for a deaf student who sued his public school system for providing an inadequate education.
The justices ruled that after Perez and his family settled a complaint against the school system — with officials agreeing to pay for additional schooling and sign language instruction — they could pursue money damages under a different federal law. Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote in a that the case “holds consequences not just for Mr. Perez but for a great many children with disabilities and their parents.”It remains difficult for Perez, who emigrated to the United States from Mexico at age 9, to make himself understood. Perez’s lawyers say the school system failed him by providing an aide who was not trained to work with deaf students, did not know sign language and in later years left him alone for hours at a time.
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