LEGAL ISSUES IN ASSESSMENT - University of Dayton法律问题的评价-戴顿大学.pptVIP

LEGAL ISSUES IN ASSESSMENT CHAPTER TWO CHAPTER OBJECTIVES The basic problems with respect to discrimination in special education The landmark court cases in special education Section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act P.L. 93-380: The Family Education Rights and Privacy Act P.L. 94-142: The Education of All Handicapped Children’s Act The procedural safeguards under P.L. 94-142 CHAPTER OBJECTIVES P.L. 98-524: The Vocational Education Act of 1984- the Perkins Act P.L. 99-457: Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments of 1986 P.L. 105-17: The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1997 (IDEA ’97) P.L. 101-336: The Americans with Disabilities Act No Child Left Behind The role of state and federal government in establishing and implementing laws pertaining to special education. Prior to 1975 The two types of discrimination most evident were: The exclusion of students with disabilities altogether from school. The classification of students with disabilities when, in actuality, no disability was present. LANDMARK COURT CASES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION BROWN v. BOARD OF EDUCATION of TOPEKA, KANSAS- 1954 The court ruled that it was illegal practice under the Fourteenth Amendment to arbitrarily discriminate against any group of people. It then applied this principle to the schooling of children. HOBSON v. HANSEN- 1967 Court declared D.C. school system’s tracking system invalid, but allowed for special classes providing testing procedures were rigorous and that testing was frequent. DIANA v. STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION- 1970 California was mandated to correct bias in assessment procedures. If a student’s primary language was not English… Culturally unfair items… Intelligence tests had to be developed… PARC v. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA- 1972 Court ratified a consent agreement assuring that schools may not exclude students who have been classified with MR. The court mandated that all students must be provided with a free public education. WYATT v. S