Come learn about your child's legal rights

Special Education Law Day

Fresno, California
Saturday, October 23, 2010, Fresno State

Tampa, Florida
Thursday, November 11, 2010, NAA Conference

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Important Case Decisions

Can I recover punitive damages from the district?

No. The Supreme Court held that punitive damages are not recoverable in suits brought under the ADA or Section 504. This means that parents cannot recover punitive damages from a district even if a court finds that the district engaged in wrongdoing.

Barnes v. Gorman, 536 U.S. 181 (U.S. 2002)