John A. v. Board of Education for Howard County

Bell, C.J., Raker Cathell, Harrell Battaglia, Greene Wilner, Alan M. (Retired, specially assigned), JJ. We issued a writ of certiorari to the Court of Spec ial Appeals, before it decided the appeal in this case, to consider whether the Circuit Court for Howard County erred when it affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's (""ALJ"") order dismissing Appellants' due process complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (""IDEA ""), 20 U .S.C. §§ 1400 to 1419 (2000 & Supp. IV 2004),12 and its Maryland counterpart, Maryland C ode (197 8, 2006 Repl. Vol.), Education Article (""Education""), §§ 8-401 to 8-417.34