D002- SPED Court Cases Exam Graded A+

Brown v. Board of Education - ANSWER-Called for reverse of racial segregation - segregation violated the 14th amendment - set stage for SPED court cases regarding discrimination Hobson v. Hansen - ANSWER-Argued that IQ testes were culturally biased - Influenced IDEA part B which requires nondiscriminatory testing & classification requirements Diana v. California State Board of Education - ANSWER-States IQ tests were administered in English causing non-English speaking students to be misplaced and over represented in SPED - paved way for assessments and evaluations to be provided in primary language Katie is a student on the autism spectrum. A special education paraeducator has been pushing into Katie's room to help two other ASD students and Katie. As the three ASD students transition to 4th grade, the para will support the students in the core subject areas of English language arts, math, and science. Katie's parents want Katie to have additional 1:1 support. The school's argument is that they do not have the funding. Which court ruling ensures the school provides Katie the services she needs regardless of funding availability? - ANSWER-Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia PARC v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - ANSWER-Ruled that the rights established in Brown v Board, but for SPED. -Schools must provide free and accessible education regardless of impairments or disability -Child cant be suspended for more than 2 days without a hearing paving way for *LRE* & *Due Process* Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia - ANSWER-Ruled that lack of funds isn't an excuse for not providing services- if no funds are available then there should be budget cuts from every program proportionately - Highlighted rights to due process - Laid foundation for *504 Plans* & *IDEA* Larry P. v. Riles - ANSWER-Challenged dis proportionality of African Americans in SPED based on IQ tests - Stated IQ tests fail to recognize different cultural backgrounds- while other tests showed no indication of disabilities *IQ TESTS CAN NOT BE SOLE BASIS FOR PLACING CHILDREN INTO SPED* Led to multi tiered evaluation processes Rowley vs. Board of Education - ANSWER-Public schools do not have to provide the best education, but an adequate and equal services