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Hobson v. Hansen
Classifying Students. Tracking systems discriminated aganist poor and minority students, thus denying them an equal educational opportunity. -
Larry P. V. Riles
Class placement. African American students could not be placed in classes for children with mild mental retardation solely on the basis of intellectual assessments found to beculturally and racially biased. -
Wyatt V. Stickney
Right to treatment. Individuals with mental retardation residing in a state instution have a right to appropate treatment. -
Stuart V. Nappi
Expulsion from school. Explusion of a student with disabilities for disciplinary reasons without due process was disallowed. -
Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District V. Rowley
Appropriate Education. Issue of appropriate education for a student with hearing impairments making satisfactory educational progress. -
Honig V. Doe
Exclusion from school. Children with special needs whose behavior is a direct result of their disability cannot be expelled from school for misbehavior. -
Daniel R.R V. State Board of Education
Class placement. Preference for integrated placement viewed as secondary to the need for an appropate education. Court established two-prong test. -
Timothy W. V. Rochester School District
Right to education. reaffirmation of the principle of zero-reject education. Entitlement to a free and appropriate publis education regardless of the severity of the childs disabilities. -
Oberti V. Board of Edu. of the Borough of Clamenton School District
Least restrictive environment. Placement in a general education classroom with supplemantary aids and services must be offered to a student with disabilities prior to considering more segregated placements. -
Cedar Rapids Community School District V. Garret F.
Related Services. Expanded and clarified the concept of related services. Affirmed that intensive and continuous school health care services nessary for a student to attend school. -
Winkelman V. Parma City School Disrtict
Parental rights. Affirmed the right of parents to represent their children in IDEA- related cases.