Court Case Assessment #2

Name:

Date:

Instructions: Select the main word from each citation to fill in the blank in each sentence
(1 point each).

Question 1: With ___________ (1954), the Plessy decision of "separate but equal" was

overturned.

Question 2: With ___________ (1972), students were improperly excluded from school

without due process of law.

Question 3: In the ___________ (1994) court case, one point in the four-factor test says

that the effect of the special education student's presence on the teacher and

the other students can be considered.

Question 4: __________ (1988) defined the "stay-put" provision concerning suspension

and expulsion of students with disabilities.

Question 5: _________ (2006) addressed the fact that a student may need an array of

services and potential placements that pull him or her out of the general

education classroom, and the fact that the IEP must document that the school

has considered the full continuum of options and placements.

Question 6: __________ (1982) was the first Supreme Court case to interpret the FAPE

mandate.
Question 7: __________ (1983) established the "portability" rule, stating that services

should be moved into the general education classroom when appropriate.

Question 8: _______________ (2005), a Supreme Court ruling, overturned Oberti and

ended the debate by placing the burden of proof on the party filing the

complaint.

Question 9: __________ (1971) established the precedent that all children have a

constitutional right to public education.

Question 10: ___________ R.R. (1989) addressed the issue of educating students with

special needs in the general education classroom with supplementary aids

and services to the "maximum extent appropriate".

Discussion: (5 points )

How do court case decisions impact the services provided to students with disabilities?