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Mills v. Board of Education of District of Columbia (1972)
DescriptionMills was a class action suit that was brought on behalf of seven children and other similarly situated students who resided in the District of Columbia. The students in the plaintiff class had been identified as having behavioral problems or being mentally retarded, emotionally disturbed, and/or hyperactive. All of the students had been excluded from school or denied educational services that would have addressed the needs that arose from their identified disabilities. MillsThe -
PARC v Commonwealth of Pennsylvia1972
DescriptionIn 1971, the Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children (PARC) sued the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for a state law that allowed public schools to deny education to certain children. This law had been consistently used by the state to deny education to students considered too burdensome to integrate into school and classroom environments. The case was brought and settled before the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.Disabled Persons, Rights of; Pennsylvania -
Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley,
DescriptionAmy Rowley was a deaf student enrolled in kindergarten in public school in Peekskill, New York. Prior to the beginning of her kindergarten year, Amy’s parents met with school administrators to plan for her attendance and to determine what supplemental services would be necessary for her education. During a short portion of her kindergarten year, Amy was provided with a sign language interpreter in the classroom. Following a two-week trial period, the interpreter reported that Amy d -
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Influential landmark cases Timeline Khayyan Raheem ESE 601 Students With Exceptionalities in the School Setting Dr. Broner
