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Brown v Board of Education
During the civil rights movement, the Supreme Court ruled in 1954 that segregating schools because of race or color was denying minorities of educational rights. The Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment was argued stating that such segregation was violated.
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Department of Public Welfare v. Haas
The Department of Public Welfare v Haas case ruled that the state of Illinois did not have to provide a free public education to students with disabilities because they were considered "feeble minded". Students with disabilities were still not protected after the Brown v Board ruling in 1954. The court cases ruled in favor of excluding students with disabilities from a public school education. -
Vocational Rehabilitation Act
Vocational Rehabilitation services is for people with disabilities pursuing education, employment, and independent living. It helps prohibits discrimination against students with disabilities in federally funded programs as well as provide appropriate education. These funded programs are overseen by the federal Rehabilitation Services Administration. Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act requires the federal government to actively hire and promote workers with disabilities. -
Educational Amendments
Educational Amendments Act is a federal law that prohibits discrimination on handicapped children. It provides handicapped children and who are in need of special educational and related services. It grants federal funds for programming for exceptional learners, provide programs for student that are gifted and also give the families the right to be process in special education. -
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act
https://www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/leg/idea/history.html President Gerald Ford signed the law the opens up school doors for many children with disabilites. This gives them the right to education for students ages 5 to 18. Students will be required individualized education programs and proper public eduation for free. -
Cedar Rapids v. Garret F. Garret
In this case the court ruled that under IDEA students must be provided with the supplemental services they need to attend school at no extra cost to the parents. Garrent was paralyzed since the age of 4 but did not have any mental problem. He was able to attend classes nd funtion but required nursing services. This helped pave the way to assure that all children with disabilities have available to services. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
This law requires public schools to provide special education and related services to children from ages 3–21. This now raises the standards for special education and helps prevent race and ethnicity for students with special needs. An individualized education program (IEP) must be developed and implemented to meet the unique needs of each student with a disability. Signed by George W. Bush and became effective july 1,2005 -
Winkelman v. Parma City School District
In the case of Winkelman v. Parma City School District, the School district fail to give the Winkelman son appropriate public education. The District Court ruled for the School District, but the lack of a lawyer on the Winkelmans side, the appeal was dismissed. IDEA does protect the right of a child and not the parent and because of that the supreme court purse the claims on their behalf. -
Early Intervention for Infants and Toddlers
This program is a federal grant program that assists states in operating a comprehensive statewide program of early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities, ages birth through age 2 years, and their families. This law is commonly known as part C of IDEA which has been aroud since 1986 but finally regulated in 2011. https://sites.ed.gov/idea/files/Final_Regulations_Part_C_Guidance.pdf -
No Child Left Behind End
In December 2015, Congress passed the Every Student Succeeds Act to replace No Child Left Behind End. The law requires data on student achievement and graduation rates to be reported as well as action in response to that data.
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