OMM v. Orange County Board of Education, Final Order
August 21, 2009 The plaintiffs, parents of a pre-school-aged child diagnosed with autism, sued the Orange County, North Carolina, Board of Education to compel reimbursement for their child's tuition at a private school. The lawsuit posed the following questions: Did Orange County Schools fail to provide the child with a free, appropriate public education through the development of his individualized education plan? Did Orange County Schools provide the child with a free, appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment, as required by federal law? Did the district procedurally and substantively fail to provide the child with . . .
