Key Judicial Decisions Influencing Special Education

There were many other court cases that influenced Special Education, This page lists many other judicial decisions that helped to shape the context for current special education in our country, Each of the listed court cases has a link for you to explore and learn more on each topic, as we will have a discussion based on these cases.

  1. Diana v. State of Board of Education (Links to an external site.) (1970): Class Placement.
  2. Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children v. Common Wealth of Pennsylvania (Links to an external site.) (1972): Right to Education.
  3. Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia  (Links to an external site.)(1972): Right to Education.
  4. Larry P. v. Riles  (Links to an external site.)(1972, 19179): Class Placement.
  5. Jose P. v. Ambach (1979) (Links to an external site.): Timelines and Delivery of Service.
  6. Armstrong v. Klein (1980) (Links to an external site.): Extended School Year.
  7. Tatro v. State of Texas (1980) (Links to an external site.): Related Services.
  8. Honig v. Doe (1988) (Links to an external site.): Exclusion from School.
  9. Daniel R. R. v. State Board of Education (1989) (Links to an external site.): Class Placement.
  10. Oberti v. Board of Education of the Borough of Clementon School District (1992) (Links to an external site.): Least Restrictive Environment.
  11. Agostini v. Fulton (1997) (Links to an external site.): Provision of Services.
  12. Cedar Rapids Community School District v. Garret F. (1999) (Links to an external site.): Related Services.
  13. Arlington Central School District Board of Education v. Murphy (2006) (Links to an external site.): Recovery of Fees.
  14. Winkelman v. Parma City School District (2007): (Links to an external site.) Parental Rights.
  15. Forest Grove School District v. T. A. (Links to an external site.) (2009): Tuition Reimbursement.