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Hobson vs. Hanson
This major case raised lawful interrogations about the capability of placement in special education.” Julius Hobson filed a claim i against the Board of Education of the District of Columbia and Carl Hansen, the superintendent. The suit was discrimatory against blacks and that low-income students. -
Diana vs. State Board of Education
A spanish speaking student in CA had been placed in a special class for children with mental retardation based on the results of intelligent teststhat were given in English. The court ruled that children cannot be placed in special education on the basis of culturally biased tests or tests given in other than the child's native language. -
Larry P. vs. Riles
This event was filed against the state of California and the Superintendent of Public Education of the State of California, Wilson Riles, by African American parents in 1979. They argued that the administration of culturally biased standardized intelligence tests resulted in the over-representation of African American students in special education classes for the Educable Mentally Retarded.
