The Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 Requires Beneficial, Not Equal, Educational Opportunity

Date

1983

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Publisher

Texas Tech Law Review

Abstract

Examines the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Board of Education v. Rowley. The Court held in Rowley that the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 does not require that handicapped children be granted equal opportunity to education, but merely the opportunity to benefit from education that suits their specialized needs. The author believes that this decision is inconsistent with congressional goals and that further clarification is required to provide handicapped children with the education Congress intended.

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Keywords

Children, Education, Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975, Disabilities, Free appropriate public education, FAPE, Board of Education v. Rowley, Case note

Citation

14 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 631