New York City Board of Education v. Tom F.

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New York City Board of Education v. Tom F.
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued October 1, 2007 Decided October 10, 2007
Full case name	Board of Education of the City School District of the City of New York v. Tom F., on Behalf of Gilbert F., a Minor Child
Docket no.	06-637
Citations	552 U.S. 1 (more) 128 S. Ct. 1; 169 L. Ed. 2d 1
Holding
The judgment is affirmed by an equally divided Court.
Court membership
Chief Justice John Roberts Associate Justices John P. Stevens · Antonin Scalia Anthony Kennedy · David Souter Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg Stephen Breyer · Samuel Alito
Case opinion
Per curiam
Kennedy took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

New York City Board of Education v. Tom F., 552 U.S. 1 (2007), is a legal case in the United States. The case involves the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and tuition reimbursement. The case was granted certiorari by the Supreme Court. Oral arguments took place October 1, 2007. The Court ruled in favor of Tom F. nine days later, on October 10, 2007, affirming the appellate court's decision with a 4–4 split. The decision did not list which justices voted which way, except that Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy did not take part. Note that as a majority of justices failed to adopt an opinion in favor of either the school district or the student, the decision of the lower appellate court, permitting tuition reimbursement, remained unaltered.