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According to McBride (2007), Brown v. Board of Education was a case that passed through the supreme court that ended segregation in schools. This case determined that segregating schools was going against the 14th amendment, declaring it to be unconstitutional.
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A lawsuit filed against the District of Columbia ruling that students with disabilities must be given a public education even if the students are unable to pay for the cost. This lawsuit identified a violation of the right to equal treatment. (Forte 2017)
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Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children filed a lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to secure quality education for all children. Pennsylvania ended up settling on providing a free public education for children. (Forte 2017)
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A lawsuit filed by a parent contending violation of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975. The court ruled that public schools are not required by law to provide sign language interpreters to deaf students. (Forte 2017)
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Case in which the US Supreme court ruled that a California school board has violated the Education for All Handicapped Children Act by suspending a student for violent and disruptive behavior that was caused by his disability. The court decided that the state must provide services directly to the student when the district fails to do so. (Forte 2017)
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A case in which the court ruled that under the Education for All Handicapped Children Act special education services must be provided to students no matter how severe their disability is. This protects students that are declared mentally handicapped to still have access to education. (Forte 2017)