Cedar Rapids Community School

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and is the Cedar Rapids school district liable for providing a qualified nurse to attend to his needs during the school day.
Decision of the court: The Supreme Court ruled 7-2
Majority opinion: Justice Stevens wrote the majority opinion which may, in general, be viewed as a reaffirmation of the Tatro case. The Court ruled as follows:
1. The "related services" regulation under the IDEA broadly encompasses those supportive services that may be required to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education.
2. Services that enable a disabled child to remain in school during the day provide the student with the meaningful access to education that Congress envisioned.
3. In Tatro, the Court had already "unmistakenly" adopted the bright line test that physician services are excluded except for diagnosis. The Court explained that in Tatro it had referenced the likely cost of the services and the competence of school staff as justifications for drawing a line ...

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