Key Events and Facts
What went wrong
Results / Decision
100

A child with autism, who attended public school from kindergarten through fourth grade

Who is Endrew

100

Seeking reimbursement for private education

What is the reason they went to court

100

The section of the law that the supreme court clarified

What is "merely more than de minimis”

200

The place that offered an IEP to Endrew

What is Douglas County School District

200

Endrew’s parents argued that the IEP proposed by the public school was mostly unchanged from his previous IEPs, under which he made “minimal progress.”

What is Endrew's primary argument

200

The winner of the case

Who is Endrew

300

The document that outlines a student's educational needs

What is an IEP

300

The age of the law used to initially argue against Endrew

What is 25 years

300

Addition to IEPs of the phrase "reasonably calculated to enable a child to make progress appropriate in light of the child’s circumstances."

What is the outcome of the decision of the case

400

Educational right that every student in the US deserves

What is FAPE

400

Drew lost his case before an administrative law judge and before the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, leading to...

What is the Supreme Court showdown

400

Rejected the “merely more than de minimis”

Which standard did the supreme court reject?

500

American legislation that ensures students with disabilities are provided FAPE

What is IDEA

500

A reasonable expectation or goal for a specific child

What is the definition of "appropriate"

500

Changing verbiage in the law, like updating the word "meaningful"

What is clarification

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