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1972, Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children (PARC) v.Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania did not offer education for mental or the physical handicapped before this law. Parents were forced to pay for private education. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania now has this law that stated that education needs to be provided for all children. Cheatham, A. (2011, February 1). Special Education Court Cases. Retrieved March 19, 2018, from https://www.slideshare.net/AngieCheatham/court-cases-6780307 -
1975, The Education for All Handicapped Act
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act, This demonstration required every government funded school tolerating elected assets to give break even with access to training and one free dinner daily for kids with physical and mental inabilities. Library of Congress. (n.d.). S. 6 (94th): Education For All Handicapped Children Act. Retrieved March 19, 2018, from https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/94/s6/summary -
Smith v. Robinson (1984)
In this landmark case the parents of children who needed special education as a handicap child. The child was removed from school in Cumberland, Rhode Island. This was a big case because schools now cannot remove special needs students from schools and if they do they will become accountable and financially responsible. Cheatham, A. (2011, February 1). Special Education Court Cases. Retrieved March 19, 2018, from https://www.slideshare.net/AngieCheatham/court-cases-6780307
