Special Education Rights
This federal law guarantees students with disabilities the right to a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE).
What is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)?
The Supreme Court ruled in Lau v. Nichols that schools must take steps to help ELLs under this landmark civil rights law.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI)
FAPE requires schools to provide education at this cost to families.
WHAT IS FREE
The Debra P. v. Turlington case centered on this state’s high school graduation test.
What is Florida?
Educators are legally required to report this when they suspect it, as highlighted in Pesce v. J. Sterling Morton HS.
What is child abuse?
The Daniel R.R. v. State BOE case focused on this principle that says students with disabilities should learn alongside peers as much as possible.
What is the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)?
Guadalupe Organization v. Temple School District emphasized the role of this type of parent involvement in education.
What is bilingual or minority parent representation?
The Endrew F. ruling said IEPs must be “reasonably calculated” to enable a child to do this in light of their circumstances.
What is make progress?
Courts ruled that states must ensure tests are this before using them to deny diplomas.
What is valid and fair?
The Pesce case balanced an educator’s responsibility to students with their rights under this constitutional amendment.
What is the First Amendment (free speech)?
The Supreme Court ruled in Cedar Rapids v. Garrett F. that this type of medical support counts as a related service under IDEA.
What is one-on-one nursing care?
Newport Mesa Unified v. California BOE addressed the use of this kind of assessment for ELLs with disabilities.
What are alternative assessments?
The Forest Grove decision clarified that parents could still seek private placement reimbursement even if their child had not first received these services.
What are public special education services?
One argument against Florida’s test was that African American students were disproportionately affected because of this practice in schools.
What is racial segregation?
One key takeaway from Pesce is that protecting children sometimes outweighs this type of confidentiality.
What is professional confidentiality (with colleagues or staff)?
In Forest Grove v. T.A., parents were allowed this financial remedy when the public school failed to provide appropriate services.
What is reimbursement for private school tuition?
The ruling in Lau v. Nichols highlighted that “same does not mean equal” when schools only provided these without language supports.
What is the same textbooks, curriculum, and facilities?
Cedar Rapids v. Garrett F. clarified that schools are responsible for ongoing related services, but not this type of care.
What is medical treatment or doctor-level care?
The Debra P. decision emphasized that students must be given this before a test can be used for graduation decisions.
What is adequate notice and instruction on the material?
The case reinforced that teachers and school staff are this type of reporter under the law.
What is a mandated reporter?