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P.A.R.C. v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 334 F. Supp. 279 (E.D. PA 1972)
In 1971, Thomas K. Gilhool, the attorney who represented the Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children (P.A.R.C.), relied on Brown in his class-action suit filed on behalf of 14 children with child-development incapacities who had been denied access to public education in Pennsylvania.
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Mills v. Board of Education, 348 F. Supp. 866 (D.D.C. 1972)
The right to education(2020). Retrieved from https://disabilityjustice.org/right-to-education/ The Mills case extended the impact of the P.A.R.C. case beyond children with developmental disabilities. The Mills class-action lawsuit was brought in 1972, the same year as the P.A.R.C. case, on behalf of seven school-age children who had been denied placement in a public education program for substantial periods of time because of mental, behavioral, physical or emotional disabilities. -
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Two-decade old legal battle over special education oversight nears resolution, brings major changes
https://edsource.org/2017/two-decade-old-legal-battle-over-special-education-oversight-nears-resolution-brings-major-changes/576675
Success points for students with disabilities in California are among the lowest in the United States. A 1996 class-action lawsuit, brought by eight special education students alleging nonexistent special education services and inadequate management by the California Department of Education, led to a corrective action plan.