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Brown Vs Board of Education
In the landmark 1954 case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional.
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Hobson Vs Hansen
Was a federal court case that was brought by civil rights activist Julius W. Hobson against Superintendent Carl F. Hansen and the District of Columbia's Board of Education. Hobson argued that the current educational system deprived Black people and the poor of their right to equal educational opportunities compared to their white, wealthy counterparts due to race and socioeconomic status. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobson_v._Hansen -
the Handicapped Children's Protection Act of 1986:
All handicapped children are entitled to a free, appropriate public education under the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 (EAHCA) and its regulations.When schools make decisions regarding special education, the act also provides parents of handicapped children with procedural safeguards.The rights of disabled children are protected by these safeguards.Under the EAHCA, parents have access to administrative remedies as well as state and federal courts. -
The Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act funds
The Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (DD Act, PL 106-442) was enacted with the intention of assisting people with developmental disabilities in achieving independence, productivity, community integration, and inclusion. -
Honig Vs Doe
The case of Honig v. Doe was decided on January 20, 1988, by the U.S. Supreme Court (6–2) that a California school board had broken the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA).subsequent to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) when a student was suspended indefinitely for violent and disruptive disability-related behavior. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Honig-v-Doe