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Brown vs. Board of Education
Protected the rights of minority students, this could include the rights of students with disabilities.
https://www.britannica.com/event/Brown-v-Board-of-Education-of-Topeka -
Public Law 88-164
Authorized funding in schools for professionals to work with children with special needs.
https://history.nih.gov/research/downloads/PL88-164.pdf -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
An act that provided federal funding for elementary and secondary schools. https://education.laws.com/elementary-and-secondary-education-act -
Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Children with IDD had the right to access a free and appropriate public education.
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Mills vs. the Board of Education
Funding should be provided to students with special needs within an educational setting. If there is not enough funding for those students, then programs should receive less funding in order to provide funding (Kirk et al, 39).
http://www.usedulaw.com/438-mills-v-board-of-education-of-the-district-of-columbia.html -
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
States that those with disabilities have all the same rights and access to programs and services. This is widely used within schools.
https://www.dol.gov/oasam/regs/statutes/sec504.htm -
Gross vs. Lopez
Children with disabilities cannot be turned away from school, they have a right to their education.
https://www.casebriefs.com/blog/law/constitutional-law/constitutional-law-keyed-to-chemerinsky/fundamental-fights-under-due-process-and-equal-protection/goss-v-lopez/ -
Hairston vs. Drosick
Children with disabilities cannot be excluded from schooling and schools must provide programs to students with disabilities.
https://www.leagle.com/decision/1976603423fsupp1801557 -
Education for all Handicapped Children Act (EHA)
This Act ensured that all children with disabilities had equal access to education. This can also be known as PL 94-142. https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/94/s6/summary -
Larry P. v. Riles
Children cannot be placed into a special education classroom without a diagnosis that reflects who they are and their background. https://study.com/academy/lesson/larry-p-v-riles-summary-significance.html -
Jose P vs. Ambach
Children who speak different languages should receive appropriate services that incorporate the language background that they have.
https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ329774 -
Board of Education vs. Rowley
Children with disabilities can receive an appropriate education, not an optimum one (Kirk et al, 39). Resources could be limited to these students.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Board-of-Education-of-the-Hendrick-Hudson-Central-School-District-v-Rowley -
Polk vs. Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit 16
Children with disabilities deserve more than the minimum services available.
https://prezi.com/sjgezv7ye4ss/polk-vcentral-susquehanna-intermediate-unit-16-853-f2d-17/ -
Americans with Disabilites Act (ADA)
Law extending civil rights to people with disabilities. Also known as PL 101-336.
https://adata.org/learn-about-ada -
No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
Encouraged schools to bring all students (those with disabilities and those without) to a level of proficiency. https://www.edweek.org/ew/section/multimedia/no-child-left-behind-overview-definition-summary.html -
Individuals with Disabilties Act (IDEA)
First created in 1990, this is a reauthorization of that original act. This is the current version of IDEA that is used in schools today. https://sites.ed.gov/idea/ -
Henrico County School Board v. R.T.
A child could receive funding to attend private school if their public school was not meeting their educational needs. https://www.wrightslaw.com/law/art/henrico.rt.pwanalysis.htm -
Combating Autism Act (P.L. 109-416)
Aimed to raise public awareness about autism, and establish regional centers of excellence for autism.
http://thenadd.org/resources/combating-autism-act-fact-sheet/ -
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
Act that provided large funds to the states under the IDEA act for education. https://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/factsheet/overview.html -
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
The act replaced No Child Left Behind and secured education for all students with a goal of proficiency. https://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/factsheet/overview.html
