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Separate but Equal is unconstitutional
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Created special education centers and other additional resources for districts with low-income students
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Ruled students with disabilities had to be placed in publicly funded school settings that met their IEP.
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Ruling that made it unlawful for the DC Board of Education to deny students with mental and learning disabilities or behavioral issues a free and appropriate education.
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Guarantees certain rights to people with disabilities
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Helped support states and districts to protect the rights and meet the needs of children with disabilities.
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Allowed for the awarding of reasonable attorneys' fees to families of handicapped children when they win a civil suit under the Education for All Handicapped Children Act
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Required each student by age 16 have an individual transition plan as part of their IEP, added social work and rehabilitation counseling as additional services, and added autism and traumatic brain injury as new disability categories.
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Required every state to have in place policies and procedures to ensure FAPE for all students with disabilities
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Called for early intervention for students and special education teachers had to become a "highly qualified teacher". Sought to reduce over-identification and misidentification of special education students.
