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Special Education Law Timeline

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    Special Education Law

  • Education for All Handicapped Children Act

    Education for All Handicapped Children Act
    EAHCA gives the right to education to children with disabilities. States are offered funds for the exclusive use to develop education for students with disabilities.
  • Hall v. Vance County School Board

    Hall v. Vance County School Board
    The court ruled that IEP goals must be realistic. Goals are to be determined by the student's individual needs.
  • Honig v. Doe

    Honig v. Doe
    Stay Put Clause established. The court ruled that a student cannot be moved during a placement hearing and/or subsequent law case.
  • Timothy W. v. Rochester NH School District

    Timothy W. v. Rochester NH School District
    The court ruled that a severly handicapped chld has the right to a FAPE. Proof of benefit is not required. Requirements of a FAPE is to be determined on a case by case basis.
  • Amendment to EAHCA

    Amendment to EAHCA
    Changed its name to IDEA, Idividuals with Disabilities Education Act.
  • Sacramento v. Holland

    Sacramento v. Holland
    Established the Rachel H. Test for determining LRE.
    A. Benefit to child.
    B. Non-academic benefit to child.
    C. Effect on teacher and other students.
    D. Cost
  • Amendment to IDEA

    Amendment to IDEA
    Changed terminology from "serious emotional disturbance" to "emotional disturbance", to remove negative connotation.
  • No Child Left Behind

    No Child Left Behind
    All students must meet reading and math standards by 2014. States are responsible for establishment and assessment of standard.
  • IDEA 2004

    IDEA 2004
    Restructure of IDEA to consist of four subparts. A. Goals of IDEA. B. Educational requirements. C. Provisions for infants and toddlers. D. Improvement of education for children with disabilities.
  • New Hampshire Procedural Safeguards Handbook for Special Education

    New Hampshire Procedural Safeguards Handbook for Special Education
    Procedural safeguards in accordance with IDEA.
  • Schaffer v. Weast, Montgomery County

    Schaffer v. Weast, Montgomery County
    Supreme Court of the United States determined that the burden of proof in an educational case is on the party seeking relief. Parents must provide evidence that their child's rights were violated.
  • Winkelman v. Parma City School District Ohio

    Winkelman v. Parma City School District  Ohio
    This case determined that parents have the right to due process of law in court without legal representation. Parents can represent themselves or their child in the court of law.
  • Board of Education, NYC v. Tom. F. New York

    Board of Education, NYC v. Tom. F.  New York
    After rejecting his child's IEP, Tom F. entrolled his son in a private school. The court decided that the school failed to provide a FAPE and upheld the IHO ruling that the LEA pay the student's tuition for private school.
  • Rosa's Law

    Rosa's Law
    Removed the term "mental retardation" with "intellectual disability".