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Issac Lora et al. v. The Board of Education of New York (1975)
Link Lora stated that students had not been evaluated correctly and therefore the severity of their disability and their educational placements were not correctly suiting their needs.
BOE states that randomly selected files which contained personal background information on students were collected for examination and had nothing to do with ethnicity or race -
Board of Education of the Henrick Hudson School System v. Rowley (1982)
Link text Amy Rowley’s parents sued their daughters’ school because they believed that the school was violating the Education of All Handicapped Children Act. Amy was deaf and requested the assistance of a sign language interpreter in order to succeed academically.
Amy’s school felt that she did not need an interpreter due to her academic success without one. Due to Amy being excellent at lip-reading, the school administration felt it was unnecessary. -
Cedar Rapids Community School District v. Garret F. (1998)
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Garret requires a wheelchair and ventilator to function. His parents requested that his school provide assistance for their son when he entered fifth grade, which the school district denied.
Cedar Rapids Community School District argued that they were not legally responsible to require medical support. They felt that the medical services for Garret needed to be provided by a physician, not a qualified school nurse.