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The Massachusetts Supreme Court
Massachusetts Supreme Court upheld the “expulsion of a student solely due to poor academic ability” on the ground that the student was too “weak minded” to profit from instruction -
Eugenics
miss guided belief that controlling genetics could improve the human race -
Wisconsin v. Supreme Court
Wisconsin v. Supreme Court ordered the exclusion of a child from public school held "the very sight of a child with Cerabral Palsy will produce a nausiating and depressive effect -
Brown v. Board of Education
Led the way to a growing understanding that all people regardless of race, gender, or disability, have the right to a public education -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
Authorized federal funding for 1 year to the states in order to establish sponsoring institutions and centers for children with handicaps -
Diana v. State Board of Education
The court ruled the use of non-verbal test as well as other accomodations needing to be in place in order to properly assess the child's intellectual disability/ability. -
Rehabilitation Act of 1973:
Guaranteed civil rights to people with disabilities and required accomodations for a student with disabilities in school -
(EHA) Education for All Handicapped:
Guranteed and enforced the right of children with disabilities to receieve a free appropriate education -
Board of Education of Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley:
Students who qualify for SPED services must have access to public school programs and are entitled to an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) -
Honig v. Doe:
California School Board Violated EAHCA by suspending a student for violent and disruptive behavior that was related to his disability. -
Daniel R.R. v. State Board of Education
Children with Down Syndrome cannot be segregated from their peers. A least restrictive environment for the student was determined by a two part test. -
ESEA replaced with IDEA
ESEA Amended over two decades and was replaced with IDEA -
Americans with Disabilities Act:
Requires additional compliance of school districts & instiutions that do not receive federal aid
