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Special Education History Timeline

  • Brown v. Board of Education

    Brown v. Board of Education
    Segregation of students by race was ruled unconstitutional. Ended separate but equal.
  • Diana v. State Board of Education

    Diana v. State Board of Education
    Group Administered IQ tests cannot be used to place a student in a program for students with intellectual diabilities.
  • Larry P v. Riles

    Larry P v. Riles
    African American students could not be places in classes with students with mild intellectual disabilities based on race
  • Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    State must guarantee a free public education to all children with intellectual disabilities for the ages 6-21
  • Armstrong v. Kline

    Armstrong v. Kline
    The refusal to pay for schooling for more than 180 days for students with sever disabilities. A violation of their right for an appropriate education
  • Danial R.R. v. State Board of Education

    Danial R.R. v. State Board of Education
    Segregated classrooms were an appropriate placement for students with Down Syndrome
  • Oberti v. Board of Education of the Borough of Clementon School District

    Oberti v. Board of Education of the Borough of Clementon School District
    Placement in a general education classroom with aids and services must be offered to students with disabilities before they are put in a separate class
  • Schaffer v. Weast

    Schaffer v. Weast
    Whether parents or the school district is responsible for proof in a due process hearing. If the students IEP is or is not appropriate for the student
  • Winkelman v. Parma City School District

    Winkelman v. Parma City School District
    Affirmed the rights of parents to represent their children in IDEA related court cases
  • Forest Grove School District v. T.A.

    Forest Grove School District v. T.A.
    IDEA reimbursement for private special education services when the public school fails to provide an appropriate education for said student.