J.T., ET AL. VS. DUMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ET AL.
A-2424-12T1
We considered an appeal brought under the New Jersey Law
against Discrimination by the parent of a child receiving
special education and related services. The parent claimed that
the child had a right under the LAD to attend his or her
neighborhood school even when the child's special education
placement provided an appropriate education pursuant to the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. We determined,
based upon cases brought under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation
Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act, that the program or
benefit a school district must provide to a special education
child is a free and appropriate public education. We preclude
the isolation of specific components of an Individual Education
Plan, such as neighborhood placement or mode of transportation,
as separate benefits under the LAD.
