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This article focuses on the court decision that judiciary has no right to interfere with educational decisions. The parents of Thomas Rettig, in 1979 a 16-year-old autistic child asked that the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio order the Kent City School District to provide their son with specific programs, such as summer classes and year round therapy. The lower court refused to require the programs, and the Sixth Circuit agreed. Frederick Compton, the attorney for the school district, said he is "extremely pleased" with the decision, which is "a complete and total win for us."