Cedar+Rapids+v.+Garret+F.

Garret F. held that IDEA requires a school district to be financially responsible for the provision of nursing services that students require in order to access and benefit from their educational program. The Court based its ruling on IDEA’s definition of "related services" and on the United States Supreme Court decision //Irving Independent School District v. Tatro// (hereinafter known as "Tatro") (1984). Garret F. involved a student who required continuous nursing services in school, including urinary bladder catheterization, tracheostomy tube suctioning, nutrition and fluids on a regular schedule, positioning, monitoring of ventilator settings, artificial ventilations by ambu bag when the ventilator malfunctioned, assessment of respiratory status for respiratory distress or autonomic hyperreflexia, blood pressure monitoring, and bowel disimpaction. ||
 * Case || Cedar Rapids School District v. Garret F. ||
 * Date || March 3, 1999 ||
 * Citation || The 1999 United States Supreme Court ruling in //Cedar Rapids Community School District v. Garret F//. (held that the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires school districts to provide nursing services when such supportive services are necessary in order for students to access and benefit from their educational program. The implications of this decision support the leadership role of the school nurse within the school and community in advocating for the health and educational needs of students. ||
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