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    Jonathan is a severely disabled 10th grade student with multiple disabilities who lives in a well-off school district. His parents want him to attend his local mainstream school, but the principal refuses, citing extraordinary costs. However, several court cases and laws like IDEA and Section 504 require that students with disabilities receive an appropriate public education alongside non-disabled peers when possible. Based on these rulings and laws, as well as the facts that Jonathan cannot be excluded from school or denied an education, the principal's decision appears legally indefensible and Jonathan should be allowed to attend his local mainstream school.

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    Jonathan is a severely disabled 10th grade student with multiple disabilities who lives in a well-off school district. His parents want him to attend his local mainstream school, but the principal refuses, citing extraordinary costs. However, several court cases and laws like IDEA and Section 504 require that students with disabilities receive an appropriate public education alongside non-disabled peers when possible. Based on these rulings and laws, as well as the facts that Jonathan cannot be excluded from school or denied an education, the principal's decision appears legally indefensible and Jonathan should be allowed to attend his local mainstream school.

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    RUNNINGHEAD:PORTFOLIO5SPECIALEDUCATION

    KathleenMyers
    May2,2014
    NVSchoolLaw
    Portfolio5
    SpecialEducation


    SPECIALEDUCATION

    Jonathanisaseverelydisabledtenthgradestudent.Hehasmultipledisabilities:heis
    profoundlymentallydisabled,hasspasticquadriplegia,andhasaseizuredisorder.Jonathanlivesina
    welloffschooldistrictinthesouthandhisparentwishforhimtomainstreamintheschooldistrict
    withothernondisabledstudents.Hisparentsapproachtheprincipalofoneoftheseschoolsasking
    forJonathantobeabletoattend.TheprincipalrefusestherequestandsaysJonathansconditions
    requireanextraordinaryexpenseandthathewouldbebettersuitedsomewhereelse.
    TheIndividualswithDisabilitiesEducationactstatesthatchildrenwithdisabilitiesaretobe
    educatedwithchildrenwhoarenotdisabled;Removalfromthisenvironmentshouldoccuronlywhen
    thenatureorseverityofthedisabilityissuchthateducationinregularclassescannotbeachieved
    Insomesituations,thelocalschooldistrictmayevenbelegallyrequiredtopaytuitionataprivate
    schoolorthecostofanoutsideproviderifitisunabletoprovidetheneededservicesinitsown
    schools.(IDEA1990).Section504oftheRehabilitationactof1973,acivilrightsstatute,furtherstates
    thatnoindividualwithadisabilityintheUnitedStatesshall,solelybyreasonofherorhisdisability,
    beexcludedfromtheparticipationin,bedeniedthebenefitsof,orbesubjectedtodiscrimination
    underanyprogramoractivityreceivingFederalfinancialassistance.
    PriortoPennsylvaniaAssociationforRetardedChildren(PARC)v.Commonwealthin1972
    therewasanenormousamountofspecialneedschildrennotreceivinganadequateeducationor
    beingleftoutoftheeducationsystemaltogether.Thecourtruledthateducationshouldbeprovided

    forallchildrenregardlessofanyphysicalormentalhandicap.Afterthiscaseawarenessoftheneeds
    ofhandicappedchildrenspread,demandingaccesstoeducationforall.
    SPECIALEDUCATION

    ThecaseMillsVWashingtonD.CBoardofEducation(1972)wasoneoftwothatledschoolsto
    acceptthatspecialneedschildrenhaverightsjustliketheirnondisabledpeers.Thejudgeinthiscase
    ruledthatafreepubliceducationmustbeprovidedforallstudentsregardlessoftheirneedsand
    regardlessofthecost.Italsostatesthatifmainstreamingachildinaregularclassroomis
    inappropriatethenaproperalternativewouldbepaidforbytheBoardofEducation.Ifforwhatever
    reasonachildisdeniedafreepubliceducationtheymustbegranteddueprocessmeasures.
    ThecaseSacramentounifiedschooldistrictVRachelHolland(1994)wasaboutastudentwho
    ismentallyretardedwithanI.Qof44.ThecourtruledthatRachelcouldinfactbemainstreamedina
    regularclassroomandlookedatfourfactorsindeterminingthis.Thefourfactorsare:Theeducational
    benefitsofmainstreaming,thenonacademicbenefits,theeffectthechildwillhaveontheteacher
    andotherstudentsandcost.
    InBoardofEducationVRowley(1982)thestudent,AmyRowleyisdeafandrequires
    additionalservicessuchasasignlanguageinterpreter.ThecourtscitedTheEducationofthe
    HandicappedActof1976(EHA)whichrequiresspecialeducationalservicesforchildren"regardlessof
    theseverityoftheirhandicap.Butalsoacknowledgesthatthenatureorseverityofthehandicap
    maybesuchthateducationinregularclasseswiththeuseofsupplementaryaidsandservicescannot
    beachievedsatisfactorilyThiscasealsostatesthatanyparentmaycomplainaboutanymatter

    concerningtheidentification,evaluation,oreducationalplacementofthechildorafreeappropriate
    publiceducationtosuchchild.

    SPECIALEDUCATION

    InthecaseIrvingSchoolDistrictVTatro(1984),AmberTatrohasspinabifidaandrequiresa
    nurseorsomeonequalifiedtoinsertacathetertoemptyherbladdereverythreehoursorso.The
    schoolrefusedtopayforsomeonetodothisandsaiditwasnotarequiredservice.Theparents
    filedsuitandthecourtruledthattheschoolcanperformserviceswhichrequireanurseonlyduring
    theschooldayandaslongasitdoesnotrequireaphysician.Thecourtruledinfavorofthestudent
    becausehercatheterdidnotfallundermedicalservicesbutunderrelatedservices.
    AccordingtoIDEAandsection504oftheRehabilitationactJonathanisnottobe
    discriminatedsolelybasedonhisdisability.AccordingtoPARCJonathanshouldnotbeexcludedfrom
    receivinganadequateeducationorleftoutofthesystem.AccordingtoMills,Jonathanshouldbe
    mainstreamedifpossibleregardlessofcostorhisneeds.TheRachelHollandcasestatesJonathan
    needstomeetthefourfactorsinordertobemainstreamed.InRowley,whichcitedEHA,statesthat
    Jonathanmaynotbeabletobeeducatedinaregularclassroom,ifhisdisabilityissevereenough.The
    Tatrocasestatesthatrequirementofanursedoesnotnecessarilypreventastudentfromreceivinga
    regulareducationwithnondisabledpeers.
    IfJonathansschoolordistrictindeedreceivesfederalfundsthentheschoolisrequiredto
    provideafreeappropriatepubliceducationandanyrelatedservices.Jonathancannotbeleftoutof
    thesystemtonotreceiveanadequateeducationandhealsohasdueprocessrights.However

    dependingonthefourfactorsintheHollandcaseJonathanmaynotbeeligibletobemainstreamed
    withnondisabledpeers.BasedonthetextandcourtcasesIwouldhavetoruleinfavorofJonathan
    andIdonotthinkPrincipalYoungsdecisionisdefensible.

    SPECIALEDUCATION

    References
    SacramentoUnifiedSchoolDistrictVHolland(1994)prenhall.com/underwood.comch8cases
    MillsVWashingtonD.CBoardofEducation(1972)prenhall.com/underwood.comch8cases
    PennsylvaniaAssociationforRetardedChildrenV.Commonwealth(1972)
    prenhall.com/underwood.comch8cases
    RowleyVBoardofEducation(1982)prenhall.com/underwood.comch8cases
    IrvingIndependentSchoolDistrictVTatro(1984)prenhall.com/underwood.comch8cases
    IndividualswithDisabilitiesEducationAct(1990)IDEA
    Section504oftheRehabilitationActof1973

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