Special Education Timeline (EXED 333)

Brown vs. Board of Education

May 17, 1954

Integration of students Sources:
http://www2.nau.edu/~jde7/ese504/class/advanced/courtcases.html
AND
http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112391/brown_v__board_of_education.htm

PARC vs. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Oct 6, 1972

FAPE Free appropriate public education Sources:
http://www2.nau.edu/~jde7/ese504/class/advanced/courtcases.html

Stuart vs. Nappi

Sep 7, 1978

Students could stay in school despite bad behavior Sources:
http://www2.nau.edu/~jde7/ese504/class/advanced/courtcases.html
AND
http://www.educationlawconsortium.org/forum/2005/papers/oneil.pdf

Abrahamson vs. Hershman

Oct 5, 1982

If residential placement is required, school district must provide it Sources:
http://www2.nau.edu/~jde7/ese504/class/advanced/courtcases.html

Dept of Ed. vs. Katherine D

Feb 24, 1984

Home bound is not LRE [Least Restrictive Environment] Sources:
http://www2.nau.edu/~jde7/ese504/class/advanced/courtcases.html

Irving Indep. School District vs. Tatro

Jul 5, 1984

Physical and health impairments may not prevent being served in public school Sources:
http://www2.nau.edu/~jde7/ese504/class/advanced/courtcases.html

Smith vs. Robinson

Jul 5, 1984

School must pay for necessary residential placements Sources:
http://www2.nau.edu/~jde7/ese504/class/advanced/courtcases.html
AND
http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1983/1983_82_2120

Honig vs. Doe

Jan 20, 1988

Children with disabilities may not be excluded from school for misbehavior Sources:
http://www2.nau.edu/~jde7/ese504/class/advanced/courtcases.html

Timothy W. vs. Rochester School

May 31, 1988

Zero rejection

Florence County School District vs. Carter

Nov 9, 1993

If schools do not provide appropriate services and a private school does, the district may have to pay, even if they did not approve the placement and parents acted unilaterally Sources:
http://www2.nau.edu/~jde7/ese504/class/advanced/courtcases.html

Board of Education in Sacramento, CA vs. Holland

Jan 24, 1994

Least Restrictive Environment - Four factors, including the needs of all children in the school, that must be considered for FAPE Sources:
http://www2.nau.edu/~jde7/ese504/class/advanced/courtcases.html