school districts like dallas:Ruling of supreme court

Let's look at this Supreme Court ruling from Monday that tells school districts like Dallas' that they must pay for all special education students' private schooling if the districts don't provide an adequate public alternative. The case is worth looking at for no other reason than Chief Justice John Roberts and fellow conservative Justices Anthony Kennedy and Samuel Alito formed a majority with three left-of-center members of the court: John Paul Stevens, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer. It isn't everyday that you see that kind of alliance on a major case. Nor do you see the left-of-center David Souter bolt to join with, migosh, Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas in the dissent. How can you ignore a case with that kind of lineup? My gut tells me the court made the right decision, although this could cost districts a boatload of money. And that worries me, especially given how tight finances are in this economy.

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