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In the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Case: 12-4029 Document: 003111228416 Page: 1 Date Filed: 04/15/2013 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT No. 12-4029 A.G., on her own behalf and Charles Gregory : On Appeal from the Order and Cindy Gregory, as her parents and : of the United States District educational decision makers, : Court for the Eastern : District of Pennsylvania, Plaintiff / Appellant, : 2-11-cv-05025 : v. : : Honorable Harvey Bartle LOWER MERION SCHOOL DISTRICT, : III, U.S.D.J. : Defendant / Appellee. : : MOTION OF THE ASSOCIATION OF BLACK PSYCHOLOGISTS FOR LEAVE TO FILE BRIEF AMICUS CURIAE IN SUPPORT OF APPELLANT Pursuant to Rule 29 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, the Association of Black Psychologists (“ABPsi”) respectfully moves this Court for leave to file a brief amicus curiae in support of the Appellants’ position in the above-captioned case, and in support of this motion, states as follows: 1. The Association of Black Psychologists (“ABPsi” or the “Association”) is focused on influencing and affecting social change and developing programs whereby psychologists of African descent (“Black Case: 12-4029 Document: 003111228416 Page: 2 Date Filed: 04/15/2013 psychologists”) can assist in solving problems of Black communities and other ethnic groups. 2. The Association is organized to operate exclusively for charitable and educational purposes. This case raises issues having a profound and direct impact on ABPsi’s purpose and goals. 3. The amicus curiae brief attached as Exhibit 1 with this Motion is intended to apprise this Court of the importance of the social issues involved in this case apart from the immediate interests of the parties, and in particular direct the Court’s attention to a position paper that the Association of Black Psychologists published in 2012, which studies the disproportionate placement of African American children in special education. 4. ABPsi believes that the social science research and data incorporated into the attached amicus curiae brief provides broader perspective regarding the issues raised by this appeal that should serve as a useful supplement to the submissions presented by the parties. 5. Plaintiff / Appellant consent to ABPsi’s Motion. 6. Counsel for ABPsi contacted counsel for Defendant / Appellee Lower Merion School District on the morning of April 15, 2013. Counsel for Defendant informed counsel for ABPsi, however, that he would not able to discuss ABPsi’s request with the Lower Merion School Board before the end of the day. Case: 12-4029 Document: 003111228416 Page: 3 Date Filed: 04/15/2013 WHEREFORE, the Association of Black Psychologists respectfully requests this Court to grant its motion for leave to file the attached brief as amicus curiae. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Will W. Sachse Will W. Sachse (Pa. 84097) William T. McEnroe (Pa. 308821) DECHERT LLP 2929 Arch Street Cira Centre Philadelphia, PA 19104-2808 (215) 994-2496 (215) 655-2496 (Fax) [email protected] [email protected] Counsel for the Association of Black Psychologists Case: 12-4029 Document: 003111228416 Page: 4 Date Filed: 04/15/2013 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on April 15, 2013 I electronically filed the foregoing Motion of the Association of Black Psychologists for Leave to File Brief as Amicus Curiae in Support of Appellants with the Clerk of the Court for the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit by using the Third Circuit’s CM/ECF system, and served one paper copy of the Motion, via first-class United States Mail, postage prepaid, upon the following persons: Elizabeth N. Dewar, Esq. Michael D. Kristofco, Esq. Ropes & Gray Wisler Pearlstine 800 Boylston Street 460 Norristown Road Prudential Tower Suite 110 Boston, MA 02199 Blue Bell, PA 19422 Sonja D. Kerr, Esq. Counsel for Appellee Lower Merion Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia School District 1709 Benjamin Franklin Parkway United Way Building, 2nd Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103 Counsel for Appellants A.G., et al. Dated: April 15, 2013 /s/ William T. McEnroe William T. McEnroe Counsel for Amicus Curiae the Association of Black Psychologists Case: 12-4029 Document: 003111228416 Page: 5 Date Filed: 04/15/2013 EXHIBIT 1 Case: 12-4029 Document: 003111228416 Page: 6 Date Filed: 04/15/2013 No. 12-4029 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT A.G., ON HER OWN BEHALF AND CHARLES GREGORY AND CINDY GREGORY, AS HER PARENTS AND EDUCATIONAL DECISION MAKERS Plaintiff / Appellant, v. LOWER MERION SCHOOL DISTRICT, Defendant / Appellee. On Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (No. 2-11-cv-05025) Honorable Harvey Bartle III Brief of the Association of Black Psychologists as AMICUS CURIAE in Support of APPELLANT and REVERSAL Will W. Sachse (Pa. 84097) William T. McEnroe (Pa. 308821) DECHERT LLP 2929 Arch Street Cira Centre Philadelphia, PA 19104-2808 (215) 994-2496 (215) 655-2496 (Fax) [email protected] [email protected] Counsel for Amicus Curiae the Association of Black Psychologists Case: 12-4029 Document: 003111228416 Page: 7 Date Filed: 04/15/2013 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT (Fed. R. App. P. 26.1) I certify that amicus curiae the Association of Black Psychologists (“ABPsi”) does not have a parent corporation and that no publicly held corporation owns 10 percent or more of any stake or stock in ABPsi. None of the parties’ counsel authored this brief in whole or in part. None of the parties or their counsel contributed money that was intended to fund preparing or submitting the brief. No person other than the ABPsi, its members, or its counsel contributed money that was intended to fund preparing or submitting the brief. See Fed. R. App. P. 29(c)(5). Dated: April 15, 2013 /s/ Will W. Sachse Will W. Sachse Counsel for Amicus Curiae the Association of Black Psychologists Case: 12-4029 Document: 003111228416 Page: 8 Date Filed: 04/15/2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTEREST OF AMICUS CURIAE ................................................................1 II. SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT......................................................................1 III. ARGUMENT..................................................................................................4 A. The Disproportionate Placement Of African American Children In Special Education Classes Is A Widespread And Well- Documented Problem...........................................................................4 B. The Disproportionate Placement Of African American Children In Special Education Classes Causes Significant Harm And Deprives Those Children Of Educational Opportunities They Deserve...............................................................................................11 C. The Judiciary Plays a Critical Role In Addressing The Overrepresentation Crisis...................................................................14 IV. CONCLUSION.............................................................................................15 i Case: 12-4029 Document: 003111228416 Page: 9 Date Filed: 04/15/2013 TABLE OF AUTHORITIES STATUTES PAGE(S) 20 U.S.C. § 1400............................................................................................ 6, 14-15 20 U.S.C. § 1412............................................................................................ 2, 12-13 OTHER AUTHORITIES Wanda J. Blanchett, Disproportionate Representation of African American Students in Special Education: Acknowledging the Role of White Privilege and Racism, 35 EDU. RESEARCHER 24 (2006) ....................................13 Jamila Codrington & Halford H. Fairchild, Special Education and the Mis- education of African American Children: A Call to Action (2012).............passim Martha J. Coutinho & Donald P. Oswald, Disproportionate Representation in Special Education: A Synthesis and Recommendations, 9 J. CHILD & FAM. STUD. 135, 138 (2000)........................................................................... 9-10 Daniel J. Losen & Kevin G. Welner, Disabling Discrimination in Our Public Schools: Comprehensive Legal Challenges to Inappropriate and Inadequate Special Education Services for Minority Children, 36 HARV. C.R.-C.L. L. REV. 407 (2001) ................................................................. 5, 6-8, 10 Donald P. Oswald, et al., Ethnic Representation in Special Education: The Influence of School-Related Economic and Demographic Variables, 32 J. SPECIAL EDU. 195 (1999)......................................................................................9 United States Government Accountability Office, Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: Standards Needed to Improve Identification of Racial and Ethnic Overrepresentation in Special Education (February 2013) ............................................................................................................passim ii Case: 12-4029 Document: 003111228416 Page: 10 Date Filed: 04/15/2013 I. INTEREST OF AMICUS CURIAE The Association of Black Psychologists (“ABPsi” or the “Association”) is focused on influencing and affecting social change and developing programs whereby psychologists of African descent (“Black psychologists”) can assist in solving problems of Black communities and other ethnic groups. The Association is organized to operate exclusively for charitable and educational purposes. ABPsi’s has filed a motion for leave to file this amicus curiae brief. ABPsi moves to file this amicus curiae brief to safeguard African American students’ access to non-discriminatory free and appropriate public
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