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School desegration case reaffirming the rights of minorities.
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Authorized funding for training professionals to work with exceptional students.
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Forced schools to admit children with disabilities
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All students are entitled to an education regardless of costs to the school.
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Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - it is illegal to deny participation in activities or programs because of a disability.
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The court upheld the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975.
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A subsequentcase to the Rowley decision resulted in that schools must provide support for the child with disabilities to benefit that student educationally.
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Purpose was to hold schools and educators responsible for bringing students to a minimum level of competency
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Reauthorized the original legislation and is designed to strengthen and improve earlier versions of the Act.