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Parent advocate group filed a class action against the school district. The school district was denying children with mental illness the right to education. The case result was the origin for F.A,P,E, and IDEA, all children despite their mental state are allowed free public education. Schools are to identify the "Mental Retardation" and begin to educate them. Evaluations are to be administered to place students in appropriate classes.
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District of Columbia was expelling children with behavioral issues without the process of resolution and no other way of education elsewhere. As the result, The district must provide free education or a suitable alternative, paid by the school board to all students who were in need of behavioral support. A child with a disability could not be suspended for more than 2 days, Legislation passed a federal law in 1975, The Education for all Handicapped Children Act. Kidstogether.org
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Deaf student Amy Rowley was thriving in a regular classroom, parents wanted a sign language interpreter to support her to thrive more. The School district declined the parent's request. A Violation of the education of all handicapped children was made and this suit changes the was school districts defn=inde free and appropriate public education. Regulation of IEP was regulated to enable that child to benefit from his/her educational plan. sites.ed.gov
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Under section 504 this legislation prohibited discrimination against and guaranteed that people with disabilities were to have the same opportunities as everyone else. The opportunity to education, ho,me-living, job opportunity, and the ability to live a life among the community. Ada.gov
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Children with disabilities were not receiving the proper education or support they needed. This act was created to protect children with disabilities and their parents. IEP was created to support children to receive the proper education needed to assess effective education. Assessments were created to assure students' deficiencies and teachers were educated on how to support the academic needed of students through assessments and IEP..