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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka was a landmark 1954 Supreme Court case in which the justices ruled unanimously that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional. Brown v. Board of Education was one of the cornerstones of the civil rights movement, and helped establish the precedent that “separate-but-equal” education and other services were not, in fact, equal at all ;after his daughter, Linda Brown, was denied entrance to Topeka’s all-white elementary schools. -
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Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children (PARC) v. commonwealth of Pennsylvania
The plaintiffs in this case are the Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Citizens and the families of children with intellectual disabilities who were denied an education.This case is a non-profit organization created in 1949 with goals of advancing the interests of citizens with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Pennsylvania, along with ensuring that people with I/DD get their share and equal resources that is given to all citizens of the state. -
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Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act was the first disability civil rights law to be enacted in the United States. It prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in programs that receive federal financial assistance, and set the stage for enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act. -
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Lau v. Michols - Non-English speakers rights
Nichols, case in which the U.S. Supreme Court on January 21, 1974, ruled (9–0) that, under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a California school district receiving federal funds must provide non-English-speaking students with instruction in the English language to ensure that they receive an equal education. -
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Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
University student brought an action challenging grade he received in physics class under Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act(FERPA). The United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, 741 F.Supp. 1281, James R. Nowlin, J., dismissed action, and student appealed. The Court of Appeals, Edith H. Jones, Circuit Judge, held that FERPA did not give students the right to bring action challenging his physics professor's grading process. -
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Stuart v. Nappi
A female student (Kathy Stuart) in Danbury, CT brought a class action lawsuit on behalf of her parents against school officials and the Danbury Board of Education seeking an injunction of an expulsion hearing. Stuart v. Nappi impacted the history of special education by dictating that students with disabilities cannot be permanently extracted from their classrooms. -
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Hendrick Hudson Board of Education v. Rowley, 458 U.S. 176
A United States Supreme Court case concerning the interpretation of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975. Amy Rowley was a deaf student, whose school refused to provide a sign language interpreter.In a 6-3 decision authored by Justice Rehnquist, the Court held that public schools are not required by law to provide sign language interpreters to deaf students who are otherwise receiving an equal and adequate education. -
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Americans with Disabilities Act
The ADA is one of America's most comprehensive pieces of civil rights legislation that prohibits discrimination and guarantees that people with disabilities have the same opportunities as everyone else to participate in the mainstream of American life, to enjoy employment opportunities, to purchase goods and services, and to participate in State and local government programs and services. -
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Forest Grove School District v. T. A.
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 is a United States law that mandates equity, accountability and excellence in education for children with disabilities. As of 2018, approximately seven million students enrolled in U.S. schools receive special education services due to a disability. -
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Forest Grove School District v. T.A. - reimbursement for private special education services
Forest Grove School District v. T. A., 557 U.S. 230 (2009), is a case in which the United States Supreme Court held that the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) authorizes reimbursement for private special education services when a public school fails to provide a "free appropriate public education" (FAPE) and the private school placement is appropriate, regardless of whether the child previously received special education services through the public school. -
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Doug v. Hawaii (9th Cir. 2013): parental participation at IEP meetings
Doug (father of a child with autism) was unable to attend an IEP meeting concerning his child. Relates to scheduling concerns, parent being present, follow up meetings, FAPE, and annual review deadline lapses. In the end, the court ruled that the attendance of the parent must take priority over other member’s attendance. -
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A.C. v. Shelby County (6th Cir 2013): principal files abuse allegations against child's parents
A federal appeals court has revived a Tennessee family’s lawsuit alleging that a school principal retaliated against them over their demands for how their child with Type I diabetes would be accommodated in school.The lawsuit against the Shelby County, school district says that the principal filed reports with the state’s Department of Children’s Services saying that the parents were medically abusing their daughter by not managing her diabetes. -
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Every Student Succeeds Act
The Every Student Succeeds Act was signed by President Obama on December 10, 2015, and represents good news for our nation’s schools. This bipartisan measure reauthorizes the 50-year-old Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the nation’s national education law and longstanding commitment to equal opportunity for all students.The new law builds on key areas of progress in recent years, made possible by the efforts of educators, communities, parents, and students across the country.