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Burlington School Committee v. Department of Education
An IEP in public school was not good enough for the specific need of a child. The parents put the kid in private school instead of public school. The parents were seeking reimbursement from the town for tuition but the town's board said that the child had a good IEP and ruined it by taking the child out of public school. The final decision of the case was that the parents could get the reimbursement because they didn't feel that the public school was providing a free and appropriate education. -
Rowley v. Hendrick Hudson School District
Amy Rowley was a deaf student, she needed an ASL interpreter to be with her through all her classes, but the request was denied. They fought that the denial of an interpreter is a "denial of the "free appropriate public education".The findings from this case are that schools must set up a plan and accommodations for those who need them in a public school setting and IEP (Individualized Education Program) was created to allow parents to be involved with setting up a good plan for their child. -
Smith v. Robinson
The issue for Smith v. Robinson was that the child's placement in the special education program would no longer be funded by the school committee. The district court ruled that the school committee will keep funding because the child is authorized to a free and appropriate special education program. -
Irving Independent School District v. Tatro
A student with medical health issues was denied, by the school, CIC (Clean Intermittent Catheterization). The Taro's and school district could not agree if the CIC was a heath service. Under the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, also known as Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, schools much provide specific health care catheterization services during school hours. -
Honig v. Doe
The issue of Honig v. Doe was that a California school violated the EAHCA by suspending an emotionally disturbed student which was related to his disability. This student was struggling to control his violence by physically harming another student. The finding from this case was that the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA) was violated. -
Timothy W. v. Rochester, New Hampshire, School District
In this case, a child with a disability, Timothy W, was not aware that he could not be part of public education. This was because the Rochester, New Hampshire, School District made a decision that Timothy was not "capable of benefiting". He couldn't get the services he needed. "Zero reject" was the outcome which means that it doesn't matter the disability, a child can not be denied the proper education. -
Doe v. Withers
Michael Withers failed to follow a student's IEP. This case helped show the education world how the IDEA should be followed. It helped put the IDEA more into place and made it a bigger deal. Withers was held accountable for not following the students IEP and made him pay monetary damages. -
Carter v. Florence County School District 4
Shannon Carter's mother wanted the court to reimburse her for the tuition of private school. The court turned it down because the parents of Shannon Carter rejected the IEP the school district proposed and decided to just put her in private school. -
Zobrest v. Catalina Foothills School District
A deaf student at a catholic school was provided an ASL interpreter. This was brought to court because the interpreter was there for the student and not the catholic institution. The ruling was that the interpreter was allowed because he was helping the student with her disability. -
Cedar Rapids School District v. Garret F.
In this case, students in the Cedar Rapids School district were not given the proper medical services. The case ruling was that school boards must offer the required medical services during the school day to those who need them. This goes along with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).