Education Court Cases

  • Brown v. Board of Education

    This event ended segregation between races in schools. This also paved the way for equal opportunities for children with disabilities.
  • Hobo v. Hansen

    Violated the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment. Classified students in a bias manner.
  • Diana v. State Board of Education

    Students must be tested in their primary language as well as English. They can not be placed in special ed classes due to their IQs over culturally based things.
  • Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

    This case guaranteed students a free public education with an intellectual disability age 6-12 regardless of the impair.
  • Mills v. The Board of Education, District of Columbia

    Children with disabilities have the right to education based on their needs. They are obligated to have the resources they need based on their disability in order to succeed.
  • Lau v. Nichols

    It was decided schools needed to have other opportunities for bilingual students. Schools started to offer equal educational opportunities, however they were not specific programs yet.
  • Larry P. v. Riles

    African American students can not be placed in special ed classes for doing poorly on a culturally or racially biased assessment.
  • Oberti v. Board of Education of the Borough of Clementon school District

    The Least Restrictive Environment became more popular.Placement in a general classroom with helpful aids to further their learning.
  • Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley

    It was ruled that an appropriate education does not mean an education that will allow for maximum accomplishment. Students were given a reasonable expectation to achieve.
  • Daniel R.R v. State Board of Education

    Least Restrictive Environment started with children with Down Syndrome.
  • Cedar Rapids Community School District v. Garret F.

    Continuous in school healthcare began.
  • Schaffer v. Weast

    Discusses whether or not parents or school districts can bear the burden of proof, whether or not the parents can act on the child's behalf.
  • Arlington Central School District the Board of Education v. Murphy

    Discusses whether or not parents should be able to recover school fees
  • Winkleman v. Parma City School District

    Parents have the right to represent their kids in IDEA related cases.
  • Forest Grove School District v. T.A.

    The decision was made to reimburse tuition for students with disabilities.
  • Citation

    These events were all cited from, Teaching in Todays Inclusive Classroom: a Universal Design for Learning Approach.