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Landmark Special Education Court Cases
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Mills vs Board of Education
This case established due process procedures to ensure that all students have equal rights.
The board denied access to the public education system because of student disabilities. The court found that students were to be given FAPE (free and appropriate education) regardless of disability. http://www.usedulaw.com/438-mills-v-board-of-education-of-the-district-of-columbia.html -
PARC v Pennsylvania
This case helped establish the FAPE rulings. This case also was important because it became the basis for the EAHCA in 1975 which later became IDEA. This case helped establish the least restrictive environment as well as changing society views about students with disabilities attending public school. https://www.pubintlaw.org/cases-and-projects/pennsylvania-association-for-retarded-citizens-parc-v-commonwealth-of-pennsylvania/ -
Honig v Doe
This case violated EAHCA which would later become IDEA. This case ruled that students that had behavior issues due to their disability were not able to be removed from their placement for more than 10 days at a time. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Honig-v-Doe