Historical Timeline of Special Education By yadira0498 May 17, 1954 Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka Separate is NOT equal Oct 31, 1963 Community Mental Health Act PL 88-164 Apr 9, 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act PL 89-10 Sep 20, 1968 Handicapped Children's Early Education Assistance Act PL 90-538 What the President said about the Act May 4, 1972 Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children (PARC) v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Students with disabilities have a right to education Aug 1, 1972 Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia Students with disabilities have a right to a FAPE Sep 26, 1973 Rehabilitation Act of 1973 PL 93-112 Jan 22, 1975 Goss v. Lopez No 10-suspensions for students with disabilities Nov 29, 1975 Education for All Handicapped Children Act PL 94-142 Article about the Act Jan 14, 1976 Hairston v. Drosick Students with disabilities should not be excluded from general education classrooms without the proper procedures Oct 16, 1979 Larry P. v. Riles IQ test scores do not determine a student's placement in special education... different cultural and linguistic backgrounds need to be considered Dec 20, 1979 Jose P. v. Ambach Respect dual-language backgrounds when evaluating and identifying bilingual children with exceptionalities Jun 28, 1982 Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley FAPE for the Deaf student, emphasis on A... no sign language interpeters Aug 5, 1986 Handicapped Children's Protection Act PL 99-372 Oct 8, 1986 Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments of 1986 PL 99-457 Jan 20, 1988 Honig v. Doe State must provide services directly to students when they are not made available and students with an IEP can be suspended only they pose a threat to themselves/other Apr 28, 1988 The Jacob Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act PL 100-297 Jul 26, 1988 Polk v. Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit 16 Special education services must be better than the minimum, but not necessarily optimal Jul 26, 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act PL 101-336 Sep 25, 1990 Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act PL 101-392 Jan 28, 1991 Barnett v. Fairfax County Board of Education Send the student to a different school in the district that meets their needs Dec 26, 1991 Greer v. Rome City School District Consider the needs of the student... Inclusion does not take precedence May 28, 1993 Oberti v. Board of Education of the Borough of Clementon School District School district has to prove that full inclusion is hindering the learning of all students... Otherwise, include as much as possible More information Jun 4, 1997 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1997 PL 105-17 Jan 8, 2002 No Child Left Behind Act PL 107-110 Nov 19, 2002 JP Ex Rel. Popson v. West Clark Community Schools School district must provide services that prevent regressions so students can make progress Dec 3, 2004 Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 PL 108-446 May 26, 2006 Henrico County School Board v. R.T. Tuition was reimbursed for this family Dec 19, 2006 Combating Autism Act PL 109-416 Mar 5, 2007 Mr. I. Ex Rel. L.I. v. Maine School Administrative District No. 55 Education includes physical, social, and emotional needs May 21, 2007 Winkleman v. Parma City School District Parents of students with disabilities can go to court without a lwayer to challenge the IEP Feb 17, 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act PL 111-5 Jun 22, 2009 Forest Grove School District v. T.A. Emphasis on F in FAPE... parents can receive private school tuition reimbursement if the public school services failed to provide FAPE Nov 9, 2009 Drobnicki v. Poway Unified School District Parents must be involved in IEP planning, and therefore, must be present Oct 8, 2010 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act PL 111-260 Dec 10, 2015 Every Student Succeeds Act PL 114-95
