In Forest Grove School District v. T.A., the Supreme Court held that parents of disabled children can seek reimbursement for private education expenses regardless of whether their child had previously received special education services from a public school. At issue was whether parents of a student (“T.A.”) in the Forest Grove School District in Oregon, who had never previously received special education services from a school district, may be eligible under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act for reimbursement of private school tuition. By a 6-3 vote, the court held that the IDEA authorizes reimbursement whenever a public school fails to make a free appropriate public education available to a disabled child.