Peralto v. New York City Department of Education — 2d Cir. (argued September 8, 2026)
The Second Circuit hears Julio Peralto's appeal from the denial of an injunction requiring New York City's education department to fund his child's private-school placement while a special-education dispute continues. The IDEA's stay-put rule generally keeps a child in the current educational placement during administrative and court proceedings. The panel focuses on whether Peralto preserved his argument, whether the past school year makes the case moot, and whether the appeal is properly before it.
Peralto v. New York City Department of Education (No. 25-1710) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, argued September 8, 2026.
Sources
Argument audio — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (public domain, 17 U.S.C. § 105):https://ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/audio/25-1710.mp3
Argument record — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit:https://ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/oral_arguments.html
Appellate docket — PACER via Docket Alarm:https://www.docketalarm.com/cases/US_Court_of_Appeals_Second_Circuit/25-1710/Peralto_v._New_York_City_Department_of_Education/
District-court opinion — S.D.N.Y. via Justia:https://cases.justia.com/federal/district-courts/new-york/nysdce/1%3A2025cv01118/636554/34/0.pdf
20 U.S.C. § 1415 — U.S. House of Representatives:https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=%28title%3A20+section%3A1415+edition%3Aprelim%29
Mendez v. Banks — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit:https://ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/OPN/22-2663_opn.pdf
Juca v. Banks — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit:https://ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/OPN/25-2327_opn.pdf
Counsel record — Supreme Court of the United States:https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-461.html
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:36Rory Bellantoni — Julio Peralto
- 12:42Amy McCamphill — Department of Education