Parent advocacy groups
Main purpose if fact finding about a case
Middle court system
PL 94-142
zero-reject, FAPE, LRE, parent input, nondiscriminatory testing, procedural safeguards, etc.
Determines what cases to hear
include Supreme Court
Brown v. Board of Education
Gave FAPE to students with disabilities
Reviews decisions made by trial court
Part C-birth to 3rd birthday
Part B, ages 3-21
Lowest court level
Determines if trial court applied principles of law correctly
This court's decision is binding