The establishment clause is a critical protection in our society, but it can be misconstrued. In "Zobrest v. Catalina Foothills School District," the U.S. District Court in Arizona, following "Aguilar v. Felton" without discussion, denied a deaf boy attending a religiously affiliated school an interpreter. Using vouchers for…

In June of 1982 a Supreme Court decision held that Public Law 94-142 requires only that handicapped students be provided access to specialized instruction and related services designed to provide educational benefit. (Author/JM)

This chapter traces the litigation in "Rowley," the first case concerning the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (1975) to be considered by the United States Supreme Court. The Court decided that a deaf child, Amy Rowley, was being provided with an educational opportunity that was substantially the same as her classmates';…

Discusses briefly and then presents the text of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in "Board of Education v. Rowley." The Court held that, under the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, a school district is not required to provide interpreter services for a deaf student already making satisfactory educational progress. (RW)