SPED 5320 EXAM 1 REVIEW WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

SPED 5320 EXAM 1 REVIEW WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS




Evans2v.2ISD2No.2252(1986)2-2Ans--Location:2Tulsa,2Oklahoma
Seeking2to2get2daughter2coded2Emotionally2Disturbed(E.D.)
2Entitled2to2benefits2under 2All2Handicapped 2Children2Act(EAHEA)

Diagnosed2w/conduct2disorder2by2psyciatric
A.E.2had2a2Learning2Disability2in2MATH
Suspended2for,2Theft,2Fighting,2Smoking,2Excessive2Tardiness
Ruling:2Not2Emotionally2Disturbed2instead2suffered2from2conduct2disor
der.

Quackenbush2v.2Johnson2City2School2District2Case2(1978)2-2Ans--
Jason,2handicapped,2kindergarten2general2ed2classroom.
-District2employees2advise2waiting2until2following2school2year2to2
2evaluate2him

-Jason2Repeats2Kindergarten
-Mother2seeks2psychological2evaluation
-Evaluation2sent2to2COH(Committee2of2Handi)2two2months2later2
-Employee2brings2consent2form2to2be2filled2out
2*Employee2instructs2mother2to2leave2form2blank

2*Employee2checks2box2denying2testing2w/o2mother's2knowledge

2*No2action2is2taken2by2the2school

-Mother2claims2check2box2placed2by2school/employee2and2son2has2
2been2denied2services2because2of2financial 2reasons

Ruling:2Court2ruled2in2the2side2of2the2plaintiff,2School2did2NOT2provide2a
2free2and2appropriate2public2education.2In2this2cases2Jason2has2been2d

eprived2of2Sped2Services.

, Brookhart2v.2Illinois2State2Board2of2Education2(1982)2-2Ans--
112out2of2142students2were2denied2a2HS2Diploma2due2to2failing2the2stat
e's2minimal2competency2test2as2a2grad2requirement.
-Each2student2failed2at2least2one2portion2of2the2test
2*issued2certificates2of2completion 2in2lieu2of2diplomas

-Parents2appealed2MCT2requirement2violated2Due2Process2rights.
2*Failed2to2give2"Adequate 2Timely2Notice"

Ruling:2Students2IEP's2had2not2contemplated2new2requirements.2Test2r
equirement2DID2NOT2violate2the2Federal2Education2for2all2Handicappe
d2Children2Act2by2denying2a2"Free2appropriate2education."2112of2the2142
where2then2awarded2their2diploma.

Alamo2Heights2ISD2v2State2board2of2Ed2(1986)2-2Ans--
82year2old2boy2Steven,2suffers2from2cerebral2dysplasia2in2hand2and2fac
e2including2communication2challenges.
2*Steven2considered2"Not2Educatable 2but2Trainable"

-For272years2Alamo2offered2a2summer2program2for2all2Sped
-Due2to2changes2in2policy2Steven2could2no2longer2attend
-Steven's2mother2requested2services2and2transportation
Ruling:2Steven2would2experience2Significant2Regression2without2summ
er2school2program.2Alamo2was2required2to2include2a2provision2for2sum
mer2services2(ESY)2in2IEP.2Transportation2also2needed2to2be2provided.

Espino2v.2Besteiro2-2Ans--
A2young2boy2who2suffered2a2broken2spinal2cord2as2an2infant2and2was2u
nable2to2regulate2his2body2temperature.
-the2school2offered2to2have2him2placed2in2a2plexiglass2cube2that2was2
2climate2controlled.

-Parents2argued2the2entire2classroom2should2be2air2conditioned
Ruling:2The2courts2ruled2in2favor2of2Raul2and2his2family.2BISD2worked2o
ut2an2arrangement2whereby2Raul2would2be2educated2in2a2local,2private2
school.

Lemon2v2Kurtsman2(1971)
Zobrest2v2Catalina2Foothills2-2Ans--
Is2about2public2funding2of2religious2schools
-Zobrest2v2Catalina2involved2a2deaf2student's2decision2to2attend2a2