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Willowbrook State School built to house for mentally retarded children
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Willowbrook received its first patient from WWII in the late 1940's.
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Senator Robert F. Kennedy called Willowbrook a Snake Pit for unethical medical practices. Institution housed over 6000 patients
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Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children sued the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for a state law that allowed public schools to deny education to certain children
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The Staten Island Advance published articles detailing horrible conditions at the school. Overcrowding, physical abuse inadequate sanitary facilities, and physical abuse of residents by staff members.
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Amy Rowley was born
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Us District Court Judge Masterson ruled that the former laws was unconstitutional and tasking the State with providing a free public education for all children between the ages of 6-21
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A young reporter Geraldo Rivera reported about the conditions at Willowbrook. It caused parents and lawmakers to look at the school and some took legal actions.
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Peter Mills, then a 12 year old boy with behavioral issues was excluded from school
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District Court Judge Waddy stated no child who is eligible for a public education can be denied such education without equal alternative tailored to the child's needs.
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A class-action lawsuit was filed against the State of New York in fedral court. A settle ment was reached in 1975
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Willowbrook State School renamed the Staten Island Developmental Center
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Amy Rowley attends school
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Amy Rowley's parents gets a hearing
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The Rowley case goes to the district court
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The cae goes to the Supreme Court
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State of New York announced plans to close Willowbrook
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By the end of March 1986, the number of residents was reduced to 250 down from 6000 at the time it was exposed.
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Willowbrook State School officially closed. Now is the Colege of Staten Island