Babb v. Knox County School System

BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Circuit Judge. Joe and Sharon Babb, on behalf of their son Jason, appeal a determination that the Knox County, Tennessee school System has no responsibility for costs associated with time Jason spent in Peninsula Psychiatric Hospital. The Babbs argue that Jason was handicapped under the Education of the Handicapped Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1401-1461 (1991). They now seek reimbursement for the costs relating to Jasons stay at Peninsula, arguing that his stay was in keeping with the Act and necessary to provide Jason with appropriate educational services. We agree and reverse the district courts judgment.