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1954 Brown v. Board of Education
The first landmark that made education equal for all.
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1972, PARC v Pennsylvania
"This suit was filed on the behalf of persons with a variety of disabilities who were being excluded from state-supported public schools in Pennsylvania."
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1972, Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia
The court held that no child may be denied a public education because of “mental, behavioral, physical or emotional handicaps or deficiencies.” https://www.fortelawgroup.com/history-special-education-important-landmark-cases/ -
1975, The Education for all Handicapped Children Act
"Requires that all public schools accepting federal funds must provide equal access to education for children with physical and/or mental disabilities." https://www.umassglobal.edu/news-and-events/blog/special-education-laws -
1982, Board of Education v. Rowley
The act was more to open the door of public education to handicapped children on appropriate terms than to guarantee any particular level of education. https://www.fortelawgroup.com/history-special-education-important-landmark-cases/ -
1988, Honig v. Doe
The Honig case is a landmark decision because the Court created what is now known as the “ten-day rule,” which allows a school to only suspend a child for up to ten days without parental consent or court intervention. https://www.fortelawgroup.com/history-special-education-important-landmark-cases/ -
1989, Timothy W. v. Rochester, New Hampshire, School District
"The Court held that the act provides for a zero-reject policy and that under the act such severally disabled children are in fact given the highest priority and protection under the act itself. " https://www.fortelawgroup.com/history-special-education-important-landmark-cases/ -
1990, Individuals with disabilities education act.
"The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a law that makes available a free appropriate public education to eligible children with disabilities throughout the nation and ensures special education and related services to those children." https://sites.ed.gov/idea/about-idea/ -
2004, The Assistive Technology Act
"Originally instated in 1998, the Assistive Technology Act was reauthorized in 2004. It provides assistive technology to persons with disabilities so they can more fully participate in education, employment and daily activities on level playing fields with other people in their communities. " https://www.umassglobal.edu/news-and-events/blog/special-education-laws -
2015, Every Student Succeeds Act
" The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is the federal K-12 education law of the United States. ESSA was signed into law in 2015 and replaced the previous education law called “No Child Left Behind.” ESSA extended more flexibility to States in education and laid out transparency expectations for parents and communities. "
https://oese.ed.gov/families/essa/