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Court Case Board Of Education Of Hendrick Hudson Central School District V.

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Individuals with disabilities have always had difficulties trying to get fair treatment. In the 1970’s the court case Board of Education of Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley, 458 U.S. 176 (1982). There was a deaf first grader by the name of Amy Rowley was rejected for a funding of an interpreter to attend class. Amy’s parents took the case to federal courts, and won later that ended up changing everything. The standard was set for what is a Free Appropriate Public Education, provided children with disabilities access to public schools that provided a basic opportunity. However, the children did not have the best education, but an education where the children could have passing grades, and advance. Numerous laws were passed
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