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Sacramento City Unified Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ. v. Rachel H.
Rachel's parents had asked her school to place her in a full-time general education classroom. The District offer her placement in a special education instead. The parents request due process. The ruling went in favor of the parents by asking that Rachel be placed in a regular classroom with additional help. This case is important because it highlights the right of student with disabilities to be allowed to be educated in the same class as their peers. -
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Cedar Rapids Community School District v. Garret F., 526 U.S. 66 (1999)
The case is about Garret F., a student in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, who was a quadriplegic and required a ventilator after his spinal column was severed in a motorcycle accident when he was four years old. His parents asked for a hearing under IDEA and the court decided that the school board was responsible for providing him with the ventilator. -
Doug C. v Hawaii 2013
Doug C., requested a special education due process hearing against the State of Hawaii Department of Education because his son Spencer’s IEP happens in his absence. The IEP meeting was conducted and removed his son from his school to another. He lost the due process. The court of appeals ruled that not having a parent at the meeting violated the procedural requirements of IDEA. It is no excuse that the parent cannot be in touch or is difficult. IEP's are for the child's benefit.