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| Armstrong v. Kline (1979) |
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| IQ may not be the sole basis for placing students into special education |
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| Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas |
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| Provided student integration and an equal education opportunity for all children |
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| Cedar Rapids v. Garrett F. (1999) |
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| School systems must pay for one-on-one nursing care for medically fragile students |
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| Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center (1985) |
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| Cannot zone group homes out of neighborhoods |
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| Department of Education v. Katherine D. (1984) |
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| Called for students with medical needs to be placed in the least restrictive environment and to be provided with necessary medical services |
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| Diana v. California State Board of Education (1970) |
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| Children cannot be placed in special education based on culturally biased tests and children must be tested in their native language |
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| Education for All Handicapped Children Act (1975) |
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| PL 94-142 Mandated free appropriate public education for all children with disabilities |
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| Hendrick Hudson School v. Rowley (1982) |
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| Students have the right to an individual perosnal plan; contested IDEA and lost; based on PL 94-142 |
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| Tracking system based on IQ deemed unconstitutional; the practice discriminated against poor minority children |
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| Children may not be excluded from school based on misbehavior if the behavior is manifested by the disability |
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| Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (1990) |
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| Renamed PL 94-142 to IDEA; expanded services to include autism and traumatic brain injury; required IEPs to included transition services |
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| Irving Independent School District v. Tatro (1984) |
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| Physical and health impairments may not prevent students from being served in public schools |
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| This case provided Extended School Year (ESY) for special needs students |
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| Mills v. Board of Education (1972) |
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| School systems cannot use lack of funding to deny services |
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| Oberti v. Clementon Schools (1993) |
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| Least restrictive environment for special needs kindergarten to be served 1/2 day in kindergarten and 1/2 day in special education |
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| PARC v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (1972) |
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| A class-action suit that established the right to free public education for all mentally handicapped children |
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| Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (1973) |
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| Declared that a person cannot be excluded on the basis of disability along from any programs receiving federal funding |
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| School systems must pay for necessary residential treatment |
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| Timothy W. v. Rochester School (1989) |
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| Enforced PL 94-142 and ruled that all students must receive a free and appropriate public education |
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| Declared that individuals in state institutions have the right to appropriate treatment in those facilities |
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