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Hobson vs. Hansen
Julius W. HORSON, on behalf of Jean Marie Hobson and Julius W. Hobson, Jr filed a suit alleging that The district of Columbia’s public school system denied African Americans and the poor an equal education.
Carl F. Hansen, the respondent and superintendent, created a “tracking system” that based education upon the social status of individuals. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6SVAqycuHE -
PARC vs. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children (PARC) v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (1972)
A class action suit was filed by PARC Alleging that the state’s educational program was limited for students with disabilities which did not afford them the same opportunities
The state's argument was that the students needed to be placed in segregated institutions due to the fact that they were uneducable and unable to be trained. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOEX1YnkPFg -
Honig vs. Doe
John Doe and Jack Smith argued that their punishment violated the “stay put” provision of the EAHCA.
Bill Honig, appealed the ninth circuit's decision on the grounds of a “dangerous exception”. Honig also accused that the court order “imposed an onerous burden on the state”. http://usedulaw.com/336-honig-v-doe.html
