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which Daniel was hospitalized, did not meet the legal standards
set forth in the IDEA. However, the officer found that
Portland's IEP for Daniel's 1991-92 school year represented a
major change in educational services from the previous year's
IEP. The officer determined that the proposed IEP was reasonably
calculated to enable Daniel to receive educational benefits in an
environment that was less restrictive than Eagle Hill and
satisfied the legal standards of the IDEA. The hearing officer
denied petitioner's request for reimbursement of Daniel's tuition
at Eagle Hill. On January 10, 1992, petitioner initiated suit
against the Portland School Committee and the State of Maine,
Department of Education, in the U.S. District Court for the
District of Maine to appeal the determination of the
administrative due process hearing. On December 14, 1992, the
District Court affirmed the decision of the administrative
hearing officer. Petitioner appealed the District Court decision
to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. On July 15,
1993, the U.S. Court of Appeals upheld the decision of the
District Court denying petitioner reimbursement for the costs of
Eagle Hill. Lenn v. Portland School Comm., 998 F.2d 1083 (1st
Cir. 1993).
Daniel attended Eagle Hill for the majority of his high
school education beginning in the summer of 1991 and graduating
in 1995. Daniel did not attend Eagle Hill for a portion of the
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