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Download full textKirp, David L.; Jensen, Donald N. – 1983
The landmark judicial decision "Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children (PARC) v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania" exemplifies a growing tendency toward the legal redefinition of educational issues previously committed to professional or bureaucratic solutions. During the decade since the "PARC" decision went into effect,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Court Litigation, Disabilities, Due Process
Neal, David; Kirp, David L. – 1983
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act, Public Law (PL) 94-142, exemplifies the trend in American public policy toward the "legalization" of educational issues previously left to political or professional solution. Such legislation characteristically includes a focus on individual rights, the use of legal concepts and modes of…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Disabilities, Due Process, Educational Legislation
