Supreme court ruling for compensatory damages.
A. J. T. and her parents then sued under the ADA and the Rehabilitation Act, requesting a permanent injunction, reimbursement for certain costs, and compensatory damages. The District Court granted
summary judgment for the school, and the Eighth Circuit affirmed. In
so holding, the Eighth Circuit stated that a school district’s failure to
provide a reasonable accommodation was not enough to state a prima
facie case of discrimination under Monahan v. Nebraska, 687 F. 2d
1164, which requires a plaintiff to prove conduct by school officials rising to the level of bad faith or gross misjudgment.