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Brown v. Board of Education
Our text states that this monumental case got the ball rolling for education legislation. The results of this trial ruled that there was to be no racial segregation in public schools. While this was not specific legislation for students with exceptionalities, it was the beginning for the Supreme Court to guarantee equal education for all students, which is why it was included as the first event in this timeline. -
ESEA Legislation Passes
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act passes, which is another important piece of legislation for students and why it was included in this timeline. Under ESEA, our text explained that students who were from a disadvantaged background were given equal access to education. Even though this was not specificaly meant for children with disabilities, it was another milestone on the road to providing all students with equal education, and its value cannot be ignored. -
PARC v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
The first case of its kind to truly help children with exceptionalities, the ruling finally began to help those in need, which is why it was chosed for this timeline. Our text said that this monumental case challenged the ideology that children with mental retardation were to be excluded from public education and training. Ultimately, Pennsylvania was not given the right to refuse mentally retarded children public school access. -
Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia
This case was similar to the previous year's case (PARC v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania) in that it involved the exclusion of children with handicaps. I felt this case in particular was special because it, "required schools to describe the curricula, objectives, teacher qualifications, and supplemental services that were needed" (Vaughn, p. 4). This was the beginning of where we are today with IEP's, which is a critical part of the education system now. -
Board of Education of Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley
This case changed the term of what a free and appropriate public education (FAPE) meant, which is why it was included in this timeline. The court ordered the states to produce a certain level of care and support for those students who needed it. This leveled the playing field for all students, because the students with exceptionalities were given enough support to put them on the same level as other students. -
Honig v. Doe
This case was a landmark one of its kind. In this case, the court ruled that students could not be expelled from behavioral problems as a result of their emotional or behavioral disability. Because of this, students who are in need are able to express themselves freely and without fear of penalty which is why it was chosen as an event for this timeline. -
Cedar Rapids v. Garrett F
Garrett was a child who was paralyzed from the neck down; he needed services that the school would not normally provide for a child. Because his brain was typically-developing but his body needed assistance, the court ordered the school to provide him with nursing staff in his classes at no additional cost to his parents. This event is important because the support not only went to the child but the parents as well, which is crucial to the child's life.
