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Board of Education V. Rowley (1982)
link text This historical case was very intriguing to the development of IDEA. It opened up conversation concerning "reasonable benefits". When discussing benefits how much should state or schools apply to each individual child. It also developed a frame work for what we consider to be child specific IEP. The result of this monumental case was" free appropriate public education" (FAPE) -
School Committee of Town of Burlington, Mass. v. Department of Educ. of Mass
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In this case we have question are the students needs being appropriately met in his current school setting. For the purposes of here the student was not receiving proper accommodations. In result the parents sought other educational options to better their child. With those other options came great financial responsibility. The family felt as the town should be responsible. However the town felt as the responsibility should result to the family -
Cedars Rapid Community v. Garret F. ex rel. Charlene F.
link text Just as the last case presented lingo has stalled advancement in our classroom and growth of our students. The Cedars Rapid Community didn't feel as Garret should receive extended services due to his condition. However the beliefs were not limited to just Garret thousands of others . “The primary difference between Garret’s situation and that of other students is his dependency on his ventilator for life support.”