Special Education Timeline

  • Mills vs. Board of Education

    *Argued- August 1, 1972 Decided- January 14, 1972
    *State and Local individuals were responsible for decisions concerning educating students with disabilities
    * Education of All Handicapped Children Act 1975
  • Board of Education vs. the Hendrick Hudson School District vs. Rowley (little girl)

    *IDEA provided services for children with disabilities to receive educational benefits
    *U.S. Supreme Court decided that school districts has limitations concerning maximizing the potential of children that are disable equal opportunity.
  • Honig vs. Doe

    *Argued November 9, 1987 Decided January 20, 1988
    *"The district court granted the handicapped students' request and issued a permanent injunction, an order which prevented the school district from indefinitely suspending a student for disability-related misconduct" (Honig v. Doe, n.d.).