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Brown v. Board of Education
A court case that ruled that schools had to provide equal educational opportunities to every child regardless of race. -
Hobson v Hansen
Found that tracking or grouping students on the basis of nationally normal tests were biased. These tests discriminated against the poor and minorities which violated the 14th amendment -
Diana v. Board of Education
Students cannot be placed in special education classes on the results of a culturally biased IQ test. They need to be revised so that they reflect a student's cultural heritage. Group administered tests can not be a basis for individuals with intellectual disabilities. -
Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
State guarantees that all children with an intellectual disability between the ages of 6-21 must receive a free public education. -
Mills v Board of Education of District of Columbia
Children were denied education because they were classified as having behavioral issues. The board of education did not provide schooling for these exceptional children, which violated their own board regulations. The court claimed that the board of education had an obligation to provide education for all students, regardless of disability. -
Lau v Nichols
A court ruling that found that there was not equality in providing students with the textbooks, teachers, and curriculum for students who do not understand English. -
Larry P. v Riles
A California court instructed that school officials must develop an assessment that would not discriminate against minority children. Failure to comply would prohibit the use of IQ tests for placing African American students in classes for students with mild intellectual disabilities. -
Tatro v State of Texas
Catheterization was not considered an exempted medical procedure, because it could be performed by a health care aide or school nurse. -
Oberti v. Board of Education of the Borough of Clementon School District
Before being segregated because of a learning disability a student must be offered to a student with disabilities must be offered supplementary aids and services in a general classroom. -
Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v Rowley
The U.S. Supreme Court addressed that an appropriate education for a student with hearing impairments didn't mean maximum possible achievement rather they must be given a reasonable opportunity to learn -
Zobrest vs Catalina School District
District may pay for student services if needed even when the student with a disability attends a Catholic school without violating the separation of church and state. -
Buckhannon v. West Virginia Dept. of Health and Human Resources
The Court ruled that in order to obtain attorney fees the party must secure either a judgment on the merits of a court-ordered consent decree -
Winkelman v Parma City School District
By a unanimous vote, the court affirmed the rights of parents to represent their child/ren in IDEA court cases. -
Forest Grove School District v T.A.
The court decided that if a school fails to provide servicesin a free and appropriate education and a private school placement is appropriate, the family is able to receive a reimbursement. -
Fry v. Napoleon Community Schools
The school district argued that a human aide can provide all the necessary help so that Ehlena Fry can get free and appropriate public education and therefore ruled in favor of the school that the dog was unable to attend school with Fry.
