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The early cases discussed in this practice paper reflect how the legal rights of students with disabilities emerged, eventually leading to FAPE (free appropriate public education) and the enactment of the IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) 20 U.S.C. Section 1400.
Below are some of the cases that are important to special education law and the precedents they have created. U.S. Supreme Court Decisions Cases decided by the United States Supreme Court are binding on courts all across the country.
Special Education: Important Landmark Cases By Jeffrey L. Forte Historically, children with disabilities received unequal treatment in the public education system throughout the United States. During, and shortly thereafter, the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s, many parents and advoca-cy groups for children with disabilities
A.W. v. Jersey City Public Schools. ELC filed a federal lawsuit to challenge the failure of a school district, the state education department, and individual employees to identify and remediate A.W.’s dyslexia.
4 paź 2024 · This is a landmark decision by the Supreme Court which found that segregated schools are inherently unequal. The decision is relevant to children in segregated special education placements.
The district court hearing the case found the law unconstitutional and required that the state ensure the right to free education for children with disabilities at an appropriate level for the individual child.
Landmark Cases in Special Education. The first federal laws designed to assist individuals with disabilities date back to the early days of the nation. In 1798, the Fifth Congress passed the first federal law concerned with the care of persons with disabilities (Braddock, 1987; cited in NICHCY, 1997).
