ESE Historical Timeline

  • PARC vs Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

    This court case set the stage for national special education laws. Pennsylvania state declared that education should be provided for all students.
  • Education for All Handicapped Children Act (PL 94 142)

    This Act was signed by President Gerald Ford and is considered the Bill of Rights for students with disabilites. This was the beginning of legistlation for students with disabilites.
  • Honig vs Doe

    This case ruled that students with disabilites cannot ve denied education because of behaviors that are related to their disabilites.