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                   No. 20-1088

                     IN THE

  §uparemc   GCourt  of  fl4e p[utche S 'tates

      DAVID and AMY CARSON, as parents and
 next friends of O.C., and TROY and ANGELA NELSON,
    as parents and next friends of A.N. and R.N.,
                                      Petitioners,
                       V.
    A. PENDER MAKIN, in her official capacity as
               Commissioner of the
         Maine Department  of Education,
                                     Respondent.


  On  Writ Of Certiorari To The United  States
    Court  Of Appeals For The  First Circuit

      BRIEF  OF  INNOVATIVE SCHOOLS
              AS  AMICI  CURIAE
        IN SUPPORT OF PETITIONERS

                        ALLYSON N. HO
SAMUEL ECKMAN            Counsel of Record
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MACEY L. OLAVE          JOHN MATTHEW BUTLER
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