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Direct linkTaroucha T. Williams – ProQuest LLC, 2023
A court decision in California, Larry P. v. Riles (1979) case, ruled in favor of African American students who were disproportionately and wrongly placed in special education (E.M.R. -- educable mentally retarded) classes. Standardized intelligence tests were biased, discriminatory and failed to identify the academic need to support African…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Legislation, African American Students, Disproportionate Representation
Download full textGarcia, Ernest – Multicultural Education, 2015
Other than being African American, little is known of Larry, the lead plaintiff in the legal case known as "Larry P. v. Riles" in 1971, which banned the use of standardized intelligence testing on African-American students in the State of California. As a result of such intelligence testing, Larry was diagnosed as being mildly mentally…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Intelligence Tests, African American Students, Clinical Diagnosis
Dizon, Francis Gary – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The 1979 landmark case of "Larry P. v. Riles" continues to be one of the most debated topics in school psychology. In this case, Judge Peckham ruled that standardized, norm-referenced intelligence tests were culturally biased towards African-Americans, resulting in overrepresentation of African-Americans in Educably Mentally Retarded…
Descriptors: School Psychologists, Court Litigation, Intelligence Tests, Standardized Tests
Cremins, James J. – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1981
The article reviews the significance and implications of Larry P. vs Riles, which found the use of standardized IQ tests on Black children unconstitutional for the purpose of the educable mentally retarded placement unless the court gives prior approval to the testing. (CL)
Descriptors: Blacks, Court Litigation, Intelligence Tests, Legal Problems
Peer reviewedReschly, Daniel J.; And Others – School Psychology Review, 1988
Recent court decisions concerning the demographics of placement of students in various program tracks are reviewed in three articles. Focus is on special cases involving charges of overrepresentation of minorities in programs for the educably mentally retarded. Implications for school psychology and special education are discussed. (TJH)
Descriptors: Black Students, Court Litigation, Mild Mental Retardation, Minority Groups
Bersoff, Donald N. – New York University Education Quarterly, 1981
The author examines the history and impact of two significant but conflicting legal decisions in cases that challenged the validity and cultural fairness of standardized IQ tests: Larry P. v. Riles (California) and PASE v. Hannon (Illinois). (Editor/SJL)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Culture Fair Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Intelligence Tests
Pullin, Diana; Zirkel, Perry A. – 1987
The widespread use of testing to make critical individual decisions concerning education or employment opportunities, coupled with growing vigilance by the handicapped community, may mean increased legal scrutiny regarding this type of testing. The measurement community is also aware of difficult, perhaps unresolvable psychometric problems…
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, Court Litigation, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
