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All children with disabilities are to be
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the "maximum extent"
with children who do not have disabilities.
~ Federal Law I.D.E.A. Sec. 612.5 (A) ~
"Inclusion is a right, not a special privilege
for a select few".
~ Federal Court - Oberti v. Board of Education ~
"Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal"
~ Supreme Court - Brown v. Board of Education ~
Schools who let one criterion, such as a specific
disability, automatically
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violation of federal law.
~ Supreme Court - Board of Education v. Rowley ~
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