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Weatherford Independent School District v. K.L. — 5th Cir. (argued August 31, 2026)

No. 26-10252 Argued August 31, 2026 Published September 1, 2026

The Fifth Circuit hears K.L.'s appeal over the IDEA's stay-put rule. A Texas hearing officer found Weatherford Independent School District denied K.L. a FAPE—a free appropriate public education—and awarded one year at Calo Programs or a comparable approved residential facility as compensatory education. The district court declined to order funding while it reviews that decision. Stay-put normally preserves a student's pendency placement during litigation; K.L. says the award became that placement. Weatherford says K.L.'s earlier move, the order's indefiniteness, and the program's noneducational character defeat relief.

Weatherford Independent School District v. K.L. (No. 26-10252) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, argued August 31, 2026.

Sources
Argument audio — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (public domain, 17 U.S.C. § 105):https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/OralArgRecordings/26/26-10252_08-31-2026.mp3
Argument listing — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit:https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/oral-argument-recordings/results?from=2026-08-01&to=2026-09-01
Argument calendar — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit:https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/court-calendars/sitting?d=2026-08-31
Appellate docket — Justia:https://dockets.justia.com/docket/circuit-courts/ca5/26-10252
Preliminary-injunction order — U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas (via Justia):https://cases.justia.com/federal/district-courts/texas/txndce/4%3A2026cv00108/414540/20/0.pdf
District-court docket — Justia:https://dockets.justia.com/docket/texas/txndce/4%3A2026cv00108/414540
20 U.S.C. § 1415 — U.S. House Office of the Law Revision Counsel:https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1415&num=0&edition=prelim
34 C.F.R. § 300.518 — Electronic Code of Federal Regulations:https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/subtitle-B/chapter-III/part-300/subpart-E/subject-group-ECFRb4f968895589ff4/section-300.518
34 C.F.R. § 300.518 — Cornell Legal Information Institute:https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/34/300.518
Mark S. Whitburn — Whitburn & Pevsner:https://www.whitburnpevsner.com/mark-whitburn
Grant Moore — Leasor Crass:https://leasorcrass.com/staff/grant-moore/

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