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Historical Timeline (Special Education)

By Denise Rutledge

  • Moore V. District of Columbia

    I. Parents seek reimbursement of attorney fees from a case they won. II. Courts argue that the family could not be reimbursed for a case they already won. III. Higher court found that in the HCPA (1988) The parents were entitled to recovery of fee paid.

    Summary:Parents pay for no services for disabled child this includes anttoneys.
    907 F. 2d 165 - Moore v. District of Columbia. (n.d.). Retrieved June 7, 2016, from http://openjurist.org/907/f2d/165/moore-v-district-of-columbia

  • Zobrest v. Catalina Foothills School District

    I. Parents of hearing impaired child seek translator in private school. II. School argues they have no obligation to provide service to child III.Courts find in favor of school.
    Summary: Nothing in the IDEA says that such school's have to provide an interpreter.It is important for parents to know the laws. Zobrest v. Catalina Foothills Sch. Dist., 509 U.S. 1 (1993). (1993). Retrieved June 5, 2016, from http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/92-94.ZS.html

  • Cedar Rapids community school district v. Garret F

    I.Mother requested a nurse to help provide care for her quadriplegic son.
    II.The school argued that there was not enough funding to employ such a person and had no obligation to provide care for.
    III.On March 3rd 1999 Supreme court ruled that under the 1990 IDEA act the school was responsible for his care while he attended school.
    Summary:Schools have to accommodate individuals based on their needs. Www.britannica.com/topic/Cedar-Rapids-Community-School-District-v-Garret-F. (n.d.).