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Segregation of students by race was declared unconstitutionalm which led to all students given an equal educatinal experience regardless of disabilities.
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All children had the right to education. Children with exceptionalities established a constitutional right to public education, getting their needs met, which included specialized instruction, regardless of their functional level.
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African American students could not be placed in classes for children with intellectual disabilities due to race.
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Required schools to offer special language programs to English learners in order to confer equal educational opportunity.
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Students with disabilities could be placed in a general education classroom with suplementary aids and services.
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Special Educators were able to provide services to students in Parochial schools.
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School must provide reasoning for a student to have an IEP.
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U.S. Supreme Court ruled that parents are not entitled to reimbursement for the cost of experts.
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IDEA conveys enforceable rights to parents as well as their children.
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The Supreme Court found that IDEA authorizes reimbursement for private special ed services when a public school fails to provide a free appropriate education, and the private school placement is appropriate, regardless of whether the student previously recieved special education services from the public school.
