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Mills v Board of Education District of Columbia
Seven students with diabilities and their parents sued the BOE District of Columbia because of being denied a free public education. Students had been removed from school. The school claimed they did not have the funds to provide sped services without taking money from the general ed student programs. Court ruled in favor of children citing the school violated the students right to a free public education. Court said district shall provide a free public education to all children. -
Bd. Ed. Hendrick Hudson Sch. Dist. v. Amy Rowley (458 U. S. 176)
In Hudson School District v. Rowley the parents of a child who is deaf parents feel their child needs a sign language interpreter in her regular education class. The Rowleys felt their child was not receiving a 'free appropriate public education. The School District felt Amy was doing well in class academically. Court rules in favor of child stating she was not receiving an appropiate education. She was not provided the tools needed to be successful like her nondisabled peers. -
Cedar Rapids v. Garret F., 526 U.S. 66 (1999)
In this case Garrett a minor who is paralyzed from the waist down and his mother are taking the Cedar Rapids Community school district to court to ask they provide a medical person to be with Garrett while he s on venilator at school. The school district is
denying request stating they are not responsible for providing a medical person although Garrett needs the assistance while at school. Court ruled in favor of chid stating school was responsible for funding related services. -
Support of Special Education Through Rulings
The rulings in each case helped support the needs of students with disability because it was shown that what was happening violated what the law actually said. It help districts to see they were required to provide adequate education as well as other related services to students with disablities. These rulings also paved the way for other students and parents who felt they were not being treated fairly as nondisabled students were. -