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Unit 10 - Procedural Safeguards

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    Unit 10 - Procedural Safeguards

  • Brown vs. The Board of Education

    "Brown v. Board of Education (1954), now acknowledged as one of the greatest Supreme Court decisions of the 20th century, unanimously held that the racial segregation of children in public schools violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment." http://www.pbs.org/wnet/supremecourt/rights/landmark_brown.html

  • Title VI

    "It prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance. As President John F. Kennedy said in 1963" http://www.justice.gov/crt/about/cor/coord/titlevi.php

  • Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

    FERPA was created so that parents have the right to their child's educatinal records. When the child turns 18, the rights are transferred to him/her. http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html

  • EAHCA

    "EAHCA was also known as P.L. 94-142. Today we know this law as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)". This law was enacted to esue that all school districts educate students with disabilities. http://admin.fortschools.org/PupilServices/StaffInfo/A%20TIMELINE%20OF%20SPECIAL%20EDUCATION%20HISTORY.htm

  • Section 504

    http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/civilrights/resources/factsheets/504.pdf

  • EAHCA - Handicapped Children's Protection Act

    "The EAHCA is amended with the addition of the Handicapped Children’s Protection Act...This amendment makes clear that students and parents have rights under EAHCA (IDEA) and Section 504." http://admin.fortschools.org/PupilServices/StaffInfo/A%20TIMELINE%20OF%20SPECIAL%20EDUCATION%20HISTORY.htm

  • IDEA

    The EAHCA is amended and is now called the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This amendment added many changes. One of the biggest changes being that school districts were now required to assist students with disabilities in transitioning from high school to postsecondary life.

  • Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

    ADA adopts regulations from Section 504 as part of the ADA statute.

  • Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

    IDEA is a civil rights law that protects the rights of students with disabilities, and provides them an opportunity to fully participate in the classroom with their peers.

  • Reauthorization of the IDEA

    The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act was reauthorized in 2004 and included changes from the IDEA - 1997.