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Laws and Litigation Timeline
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Brown v. Board of Education
School desegration case reaffirming the rights of minorities. -
PL 88-164
Authorized funding for training professionals to work with exceptional students. -
PARC v. Commonwealth of PA
Forced schools to admit children with disabilities -
Mills v. Board of Education
All students are entitled to an education regardless of costs to the school. -
PL 93-112
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - it is illegal to deny participation in activities or programs because of a disability. -
Board of Education v. Rowley
The court upheld the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975. -
Polk v. Central Susquehanna
A subsequentcase to the Rowley decision resulted in that schools must provide support for the child with disabilities to benefit that student educationally. -
NCLB - PL 107-110
Purpose was to hold schools and educators responsible for bringing students to a minimum level of competency -
IDEA - PL 94-142
Reauthorized the original legislation and is designed to strengthen and improve earlier versions of the Act.