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Historical Timeline
Michelle Leavelle
ESE 601
Students with Exceptionalities in the School Setting
Dr. Rebecca Wardlow
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P.A.R.C v. Pennsylvania, 343 F. Supp. 279 (E.D. Pa. 1972)
In 1971, this landmark case P.A.R.C v. Pennsylvania was the first right to education suit in the country, to overturn that Pensively law and secure a quality education for all children. The law gave public schools the ability to prevent disabled and handicapped children from a free education if they had reach the age of 8 years old, but still had not reached the mental age of 5 (Forte, 2017). http://www.fortelawgroup.com/history-special-education-important-landmark-cases/ -
Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia, 358 F. Supp. 866 (D.D.C. 1972)
The Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia was one expansion to the ruling of P.A.R.C beyond children with developmental disabilities to children with behavioral, mental, hyperactive and emotional disabilities from being denied placement in a public education (Forte, 2017).
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Board of Education v. Rowley, 458 U.S. 176 (1982)
The Board of Edu v. Rowley case was to further elaborate on what is deemed appropriated under FAPE. In the article, it states that the Supreme Court rendered its first opinion regarding the contours of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act&, importantly, the FAPE mandate within it (Massachusetts Advocates for Children, 2014).
History of Special Education: Important Landmark Cases
