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The Institutionalized Child's Claim To Special Education: A Federal Codification Of The Right To Treatment, 56 U. Det. J. Urb. L. 337 (1979), Patrick A. Keenan, Celeste M. Hammond
The Institutionalized Child's Claim To Special Education: A Federal Codification Of The Right To Treatment, 56 U. Det. J. Urb. L. 337 (1979), Patrick A. Keenan, Celeste M. Hammond
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Note: Enforcing The Right To An "Appropriate" Education: The Education For All Handicapped Children Act Of 1975, John G. Douglass
Note: Enforcing The Right To An "Appropriate" Education: The Education For All Handicapped Children Act Of 1975, John G. Douglass
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Congress passed the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 197 in response to the need for increased funding brought about by the widespread recognition by courts and state legislatures of the right of handicapped children to an adequate education. Although the Act sets forth general requirements states must meet in order to qualify for receipt of federal funds, it does not prescribe the specific educational programs local schools must make available in order to fulfill those requirements. Instead, the heart of the federal control mechanism is a system of procedural .safeguards which provides for parental involvement in educational placement …