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“Parents should not be forced to hire a lawyer to sue public school districts over their children’s special education needs, the lawyer for parents of an autistic child told the Supreme Court Tuesday. ‘What we’re advocating here is access to the courts,’ said Jean-Claude Andre, who represents Jeff and Sandee Winkelman, and their son, Jacob, in their fight against the Parma, Ohio, school district. Until now, most federal courts have said parents don’t have the right to sue and, if they are not lawyers, cannot represent their children in lawsuits filed under the Individuals With Disabilities in Education Act, the main federal special education law.” (02/27/07)