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WGU D002 - Professional, Ethical, and Legal Practices
for Special Ed OA ACTUAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES || 100%
GUARANTEED PASS <RECENT VERSION>
Florence County School District Four v. Shannon Carter 510 US 7
(1993) .....Answer.....in this case the Supreme Court held that
parents have the right to receive reimbursement of private
school tuition even if the private school is not a state certified
non public school provided the parents are in compliance with
the standard for reimbursement set out in the Burlington case
Cedar Rapids Community School District v. Garret F. 526 US 66
(1999) .....Answer.....in this case the Supreme Court decided that
cost of the services should not be a factor that is considered in
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the provision of related services. The court's holding simply put is
that if the related service is needed to enable the student to
pursue his FAPE and if the services are not covered under or
subject to the medical exception test then the school must
provide the student with the related service no matter what the
cost is
Schaffer v Weast 546 US 49 (2005) .....Answer.....in this case
the Supreme Court held that the burden of proof as to the
violations of IDEA lies with the party who filed the complaint
Jacob Winkelman v Parma City School Distric 550 US 516
(2007) .....Answer.....this supreme court case was groundbreaking
and innovative because it stood for the proposition that parents
had the right to file actions based on IDEA violations that were
separate and independent of their children's actions. this case
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held that parents of disabled children could bring actions on
their own behalf
Forest Grove v. TD 129 S Ct. 08-305, 109LRP 13476 (2009)
.....Answer.....in this case the supreme court held that the parents
could receive reimbursement for private school placement and
services under the IDEA even though the public school system
previously provided services to the student. the premise was
based on the fact that the school failed to provide FAPE and
that the private school placement was appropriate and
provided the needed services
Greer v. Rome City School District 950 F2d. 688 (1991)
.....Answer.....this case involved a Down's Syndromee child that
was not allowed to mainstream into the "regular classroom" die
to her disability. the school district determined that the
appropriate placement for the student was a self contained
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special education classroom in a school that was not her "home"
school. her parents objected to this placement on the grounds
that it violated the LRE provisions of the IDEA. the court held for
the parents and decided that the school district had indeed
violated the provisions of the IDEA in relation to LRE
Which three criteria must a student with a behavioral disorder
display to be eligible for IDEA special education services?
.....Answer.....An inability to learn which cannot be explained by
intellectual, sensory, or health factors
An inability to build or maintain interpersonal relationships with
peers or adults
Inappropriate types of behavior or feelings under normal
circumstances
WGU D002 - Professional, Ethical, and Legal Practices
for Special Ed OA ACTUAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES || 100%
GUARANTEED PASS <RECENT VERSION>
Florence County School District Four v. Shannon Carter 510 US 7
(1993) .....Answer.....in this case the Supreme Court held that
parents have the right to receive reimbursement of private
school tuition even if the private school is not a state certified
non public school provided the parents are in compliance with
the standard for reimbursement set out in the Burlington case
Cedar Rapids Community School District v. Garret F. 526 US 66
(1999) .....Answer.....in this case the Supreme Court decided that
cost of the services should not be a factor that is considered in
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the provision of related services. The court's holding simply put is
that if the related service is needed to enable the student to
pursue his FAPE and if the services are not covered under or
subject to the medical exception test then the school must
provide the student with the related service no matter what the
cost is
Schaffer v Weast 546 US 49 (2005) .....Answer.....in this case
the Supreme Court held that the burden of proof as to the
violations of IDEA lies with the party who filed the complaint
Jacob Winkelman v Parma City School Distric 550 US 516
(2007) .....Answer.....this supreme court case was groundbreaking
and innovative because it stood for the proposition that parents
had the right to file actions based on IDEA violations that were
separate and independent of their children's actions. this case
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held that parents of disabled children could bring actions on
their own behalf
Forest Grove v. TD 129 S Ct. 08-305, 109LRP 13476 (2009)
.....Answer.....in this case the supreme court held that the parents
could receive reimbursement for private school placement and
services under the IDEA even though the public school system
previously provided services to the student. the premise was
based on the fact that the school failed to provide FAPE and
that the private school placement was appropriate and
provided the needed services
Greer v. Rome City School District 950 F2d. 688 (1991)
.....Answer.....this case involved a Down's Syndromee child that
was not allowed to mainstream into the "regular classroom" die
to her disability. the school district determined that the
appropriate placement for the student was a self contained
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special education classroom in a school that was not her "home"
school. her parents objected to this placement on the grounds
that it violated the LRE provisions of the IDEA. the court held for
the parents and decided that the school district had indeed
violated the provisions of the IDEA in relation to LRE
Which three criteria must a student with a behavioral disorder
display to be eligible for IDEA special education services?
.....Answer.....An inability to learn which cannot be explained by
intellectual, sensory, or health factors
An inability to build or maintain interpersonal relationships with
peers or adults
Inappropriate types of behavior or feelings under normal
circumstances
