Laws that affect special needs

By Aribowles

  • 1. Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

    This law was passed under President Johnson and it sent federal dollar to elementary and secondary schools to improve the academic achievement of special education/children with disabilities.

  • Board of Education of Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley - 458 U.S. 176 (1982)

    The supreme court deemed it necessary for all public schools to be able to provide a translator for deaf students.

  • 2. Education for All Handicapped Children ( EAHCA or EHA, or Public Law 94-142).

    This law was passed under president Ford in 1986, It focused on the preschool and elementary education for special education as well as education accessibility for children with disabilities.

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  • Goals 2000: Educate America Act, Public Law 103-227

    This law was signed under president Clinton in 1994. The main focus was to improve on research provide better teaching tools to all students in America but there was an emphasis on the research of education children with disabilities

  • . The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997, Public Law 105-17, Section 601(c)(5)(A).

    This Law was put into place under President Clinton and included the following Identifying children with special needs before they enter school and providing services to help them, Developing individualized education programs (IEPs) that focus on improving educational results through the general curriculum, Educating children with disabilities with their nondisabled peers, Setting higher expectations for students who are disabled and ensuring schools are held accountable, .

  • Cedar Rapids v. Garret F., 526 U.S. 66

    The court affirmed the judgment that petitioner school district was financially responsible under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide continuous one-on-one nursing services for respondent student. The student needed to use a ventilator at all times which meant during school as well.

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  • Big talks durring elementary school

    Growing up I remember this was a big conversation that adults had around the building.

  • No Child Left Behind Act of 2001,

    signed into law by President Bush on Jan. 8, 2002, was a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. This act encompasses Title I, the federal government's flagship aid program for disadvantaged students.

  • Forest Grove School District v. T.A., 557 U.S. 230

    When a public school failed to provide a free appropriate public education (FAPE) and the parents placed the child in an appropriate private school without the district's consent, reimbursements for the private education costs could be ordered.

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