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SPECIAL EDUCATION
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Mills v. D.C. Board of Education
This is a civil action brought on behalf of seven children of school age by their next friends in which they seek a declaration of rights and to enjoin the defendants from excluding them from the District of Columbia Public Schools and/or denying them publicly supported education and to compel the defendants to provide them with immediate and adequate education and educational facilities in the public schools or alternative placement at public expense. -
FERPA
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) that gives parents certain rights with respect to their children's education records. These rights transfer to the student when he or she reaches the age of 18 or attends a school beyond the high school level. Students to whom the rights have transferred are eligible students. -
IDEA
Before 1975, children with disabilities were mostly denied an education solely on the basis of their disabilities. This ensured that children with disabilities have the opportunity to receive a free appropriate public education. -
EAHCA
EAHCA, along with some key supreme court cases, mandated all school districts to educate students with disabilities. This act required all public schools accepting federal funds to provide equal access to education and one free meal a day for children with physical and mental disabilities. -
Final Regulations for EAHCA released
The final federal regulations are enacted at the start of the 1977-1978 school year and provide a set of rules in which school districts must adhere to when providing an education to students with disabilities. -
ADA
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is enacted. The ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation, and all public and private places that are open to the general public. -
IDEA Reauthorized
This amendment calls for students with disabilities to be included in on state and district-wide assessments. Also, Regular Education Teachers are now required to be a member of the IEP team. -
No Child Left Behind
This law calls for all students, including students with disabilities, to be proficient in math and reading by the year 2014.
