Conclusion — State Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Should Be Denied (Document 101)

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A filing in Case 4:21-cv-00264-RP-HCA concludes that, for the foregoing reasons, the State Defendants' motion to dismiss should be denied. It states that section 280.31 would return authority to school districts because of background state law providing for local control of schools, not because the ADA and Rehabilitation Act require local control. It states that the ADA and Rehabilitation Act merely require that whatever entity has decision-making authority over school services must be permitted to make that evaluation unencumbered by State Defendants' threats. The filing is signed /s/ Leah Patton and lists the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa, Disability Rights Iowa, and the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation.

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Date: 2022-08-12

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      Case 4:21-cv-00264-RP-HCA Document 101 Filed 08/12/22 Page 1 of 1




280.31 would return authority to school districts because of background state law providing for

local control of schools, not because the ADA and Rehabilitation Act require local control. The

ADA and Rehabilitation Act merely require that whatever entity has decision-making authority

over school services must be permitted to make that evaluation unencumbered by State

Defendants’ threats.

                                        CONCLUSION

       For the foregoing reasons, the State Defendants’ motion to dismiss should be denied.

Respectfully submitted,


AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF IOWA

/s/ Leah Patton
Rita Bettis Austen, AT0011558
Shefali Aurora, AT0012874
Leah Patton, AT0006022
ACLU of Iowa Foundation Inc.
505 Fifth Avenue, Suite 901
Des Moines, IA 50309-2316
Telephone: 515-243-3988
Facsimile: 515-243-8506
rita.bettis@aclu-ia.org
shefali.aurora@aclu-ia.org
leah.patton@aclu-ia.org

DISABILITY RIGHTS IOWA
Cynthia A. Miller (AT0005382)
Catherine Johnson (AT0004006)
666 Walnut Street, Suite 1440
Des Moines, IA 50309
T: (515) 278-2502
E: cmiller@driowa.org
E: cjohnson@driowa.org

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION
Louise Melling*
125 Broad St.
New York, NY 10004



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