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Historical Court Dates that have Influenced Special Education
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1972 Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children (PARC) v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania May, 1972
PARC fought for the right of mentally retarded children to receive the same educational services as those without disabilities. Common wealth State status at the time stated children could be excluded from public school if they were deemed ineducable. In May 1972 the case was settled with a decree that deemed former laws unconstitutional it now required the state provide all children with a free public education between the ages of 6-21. http://www.rootedinrights.org/15321-revision-v1/ -
Honig v. Doe (1998)
This case involves two students who were suspended from school until the proceedings for expulsion were complete due to violent behavior. The behavior issues were due to their disabilities and expelling them would violate the “stay put” provision of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA). . It was ruled that the school board violated EAHCA (Steketee, 2017) https://www.britannica.com/topic/Honig-v-Doe -
Sacramento City Unified Sch. Dist. Board of Education. v. Rachel H.
Parents of a student with an intellectual disability, wanted their child to start kindergarten in a general classroom full time. The school disagreed and wanted to place her in special education. Filing under due process, the hearing officer ruled for the parents due to the benefits the student would have in a general education classroom. tDREDF, 2017). http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/1582812/edit