History of Special Education Law- 1896-2022

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  • Plessy Vs. Fergusen

    Racial segregation, laws, not unconstitutional
  • Mendez v Fergusson

    segregation of public school by nationality unconstitutional
  • Briggs v Elliot

    racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional
  • Davis v County School Board of Prince Edward County

    schools may not be segregated according to race
  • Davis v County School Board of Prince Edward County

    racial segregation in public schools declared unconstitutional
  • Boiling v Sharpe

    racially segregated public schools in Washington, DC unconstitutional
  • Brown v Board of Education

    prohibited segregation of public schools on the basis of race
  • Cooper v Aaron

    segregation declared unconstitutional in Little Rock Arkansas
  • Civil Rights Act

    prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin
  • Elementary and Secondary Act

    promoted Title One, ESEA, No Child Left Behind; must distribute funding to districts with many low income families
  • Amendments to the ESEA

    provided federal funding to assist states to expand programs for children with disabilities
  • PARC vCommonwealth of PA

    required state of PA to provide students with mental retardation with a free appropriate public education
  • Mill v Board of Education v Education of District of Columbia

    students with disabilities must be given a public education even if unable to pay; all children entitled to free public education and training appropriate to their learning capacities
  • Section 504, The Rehabilitation Act

    prohibits discrimination based on disability for any federally funded program
  • Education for All Handicapped Children Act

    required all public school to accept federal funds to provide equal access to education and one free meal a day for children with physical and mental disabilities; required to evaluate children with disabilities and create an educational plan with parents in attendance
  • Runyon v McCrary

    mandated private, nonsectarian school could not be segregated
  • Armstrong v Kline

    requires school district to provide services beyond the 180 day school year to prevent regression
  • Larry P v Riles

    placement of students must be made on appropriate measures and not those that are biased against a specific race; prohibiting use of standard IQ tests for African Americans for placement in special education classes
  • Hendrick Hudson School v Rowley

    enhanced 1975 Act of Education for All Handicapped Children to provide education with sign language, interpreter when necessary
  • Irving Independence School District b Tatro

    school district required to provide medical assistance not requiring medical personnel for handicapped student during school hours
  • Burlington School Committee v Massachusetts Dept of Education

    requires guaranteed for procedural safeguards for handicapped students with parent participation
  • EHA Ammendment

    special education is to include infants and toddler
  • Honig v Department of Education

    school must respond to disabled students for suspension and expulsion with measures related to disabilities
  • Danny RR v State Board of Education

    Least restrictive environment must be provided for all students with handicaps for academic and non-academic situations
  • American with Disabilities Act of 1990

    civil rights law affecting businesses and state and local governments, that prohibits discrimination based on disabilties; originally EHA Amendment of 1990
  • Board of Education in Sacramento, CA v Holland

    full inclusion required for children with intellectual disabilities along side their nondisabled peers
  • Oberti v Board of Education

    established inclusion with supplementary aids and services; followed Daniel RR case
  • Gaskin v Commonwealth of PA

    children with disabilities to be educated with peers, with school providing real supports to make inclusion work as required by IDEA; training districts in inclusion required
  • EHA Amendment/IDEA Amendment

    allows and limits school districts to place handicapped child in alternative education
  • Cedar Rapids Community School District v Garrent F

    medical related services must be provided if necessary to keep handicapped student in school
  • No Child Left Behind

    created and funded reading programs based on research and scientifically based school; reauthorized Elementary and Secondary Education Act
  • Endrew F v the Douglas County School District

    district needs to make progress appropriate education in light of child's circumstances