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Amy Rowley was a deaf student in a public school in New York. Her parents stated that for her IEP they prefer she be provided with a sign language interpreter.
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The public school in which Rowley attended claims they are not in violation of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 by not providing a sign language interpreter for Rowley.
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Though some argued that the EAHCA wasn't specific in its idea of extra services the school should provide, the case of Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley reevaluated what it meant for students with disabilities to simply receive an adequate education and for students to receive an education that would serve them to their maximum potential.
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The first special education case decided by the Supreme Court. The court determined that an IEP should be reasonably calculated for a student to receive educational benefit, but the school district is not required to provide every service necessary for a child to learn to their full potential. [https://specialeducationlawyernj.com/special-education-law/landmark-cases-in-special-education-law/]
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The court decides in a 6-3 decision that public schools are not required by law to provide sign language interpreters to deaf students who are otherwise receiving an equal and substantial education. [https://specialeducationlawyernj.com/special-education-law/landmark-cases-in-special-education-law/]
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In this case, John Doe, a 17 year old boy, was expelled from his high school due to behaviors caused by his disability. His grandparents argued that he is a child with a disability and should be disciplined accordingly.
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The case of Honig v. Doe impacted special needs students through the way their discipline related to a disability is handled and how they can be disciplined.
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After hearing the case of Honig v. Doe, the court rules 6-2 that the California school board did indeed violate the EAHCA when it indefinitely suspended a student with a disability for disciplinary issues.
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In 1990, Robert Oberti, a student with down syndrome was seeking support in a gen ed classroom and was hoping to learn in an LRE.
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This case cemented the concept that if placement outside of a general education classroom was necessary, then a student with special needs must be included and placed in the max amount of school programs appropriate.
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This case was about children with disabilities being entitled to be educated in the LRE that is appropriate to their specific needs as a student with disabilities.
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This case established inclusion in the classroom for students with special needs. If students like Robert Oberti would like to be taught in a general education classroom with extra support and services, this case jumpstarted what would eventually become known as an LRE, or Least Restrictive Environment.