A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools, Independent School District No. 279

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Supreme Court of the United States
A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools, Independent School District No. 279
Docket number: 24-249
Term: 2024
Court: United States Supreme Court
Important dates
Argument: April 28, 2025
Court membership
Chief Justice John Roberts • Clarence Thomas • Samuel Alito • Sonia Sotomayor • Elena Kagan • Neil Gorsuch • Brett Kavanaugh • Amy Coney Barrett • Ketanji Brown Jackson

A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools, Independent School District No. 279 is a case scheduled for argument before the Supreme Court of the United States on April 28, 2025, during the court's October 2024-2025 term.


HIGHLIGHTS
  • The issue: The case concerns "Whether the ADA and Rehabilitation Act require children with disabilities to satisfy a uniquely stringent ‘bad faith or gross misjudgment’ standard when seeking relief for discrimination relating to their education."[1] Click here to learn more about the case's background.
  • The questions presented: "Whether the ADA and Rehabilitation Act require children with disabilities to satisfy a uniquely stringent ‘bad faith or gross misjudgment’ standard when seeking relief for discrimination relating to their education."[1]
  • The outcome: The appeal is pending adjudication before the U.S. Supreme Court.


    • The case came on a writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. To review the lower court's opinion, click here.

    Background

    Case summary

    The following are the parties to this case:[2]

    • Petitioner: A. J. T., By and Through Her Parents, A. T. & G. T.
      • Legal counsel: Roman Martinez V (Latham & Watkins, LLP)
    • Respondent: Osseo Area Schools, Independent School District No. 279, et al.
      • Legal counsel: Lisa Schiavo Blatt (Williams & Connolly LLP), Christian Richard Elias Shafer (Ratwik, Roszak and Maloney, P.A.)

    The following summary of the case was published by Oyez

    “ A.J.T., a student with epilepsy, experiences seizures so severe in the morning that she cannot attend school until noon. Her parents repeatedly requested evening instruction from Osseo Area Schools to give her a school day length more comparable to her peers. Despite the District providing some accommodations, including one-on-one instruction, a slightly extended school day, and summer home instruction sessions, they denied the requests for evening instruction. The District’s Director of Student Services, responsible for Section 504 compliance, was unaware of the parents’ complaints and did not know that District policies allowed at-home schooling as an accommodation. A.J.T., through her parents, sued the District for disability discrimination under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the District, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed.[3] ”

    To learn more about this case, see the following:

    Timeline

    The following timeline details key events in this case:

    Questions presented

    The petitioner presented the following questions to the court:[1]

    Questions presented:
    “ Whether the ADA and Rehabilitation Act require children with disabilities to satisfy a uniquely stringent ‘bad faith or gross misjudgment’ standard when seeking relief for discrimination relating to their education.[3] ”

    Oral argument

    Audio

    Audio of the case will be posted here when it is made available.

    Transcript

    A transcript of the case will be posted here when it is made available.

    Outcome

    The case is pending adjudication before the U.S. Supreme Court.

    October term 2024-2025

    See also: Supreme Court cases, October term 2024-2025

    The Supreme Court began hearing cases for the term on October 7, 2024. The court's yearly term begins on the first Monday in October and lasts until the first Monday in October the following year. The court generally releases the majority of its decisions in mid-June.[4]


    See also

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Supreme Court of the United States, ""24-249 A.J.T. V. OSSEO AREA SCHOOLS, INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 279 QP"", January 17, 2025
    2. ↑ Supreme Court of the United States, "No. 24-249," accessed February 18, 2025
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    4. ↑ SupremeCourt.gov, "The Supreme Court at Work: The Term and Caseload," accessed January 24, 2022
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