Case Title and Citations-- Board of Educ. v. Rowley, 458 U.S. 176 (1982), Supreme Court › Volume 458 Opposing Parties—Board of Education of the HENDRICK HUDSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT V. Rowley the parents of Amy Rowley. This case involves Amy Rowley, a deaf student, and the Furnace Woods School in the Hendricks Hudson School District in Peeksville,New York.
Critical Facts-- the question was posed by the parents of a hearing impaired student that the school districts refusal to provide a sign language interpreter violated their daughter's right to a free appropriate education. The school district refused to provide a sign language interpreter. Amy performed better than average in her grades. Issues of Law -- The issue at hand is the question of whether or not Amy was receiving a …show more content…
Rowley is undoubtedly the most important and influential case in special education law. They found that the District was actually in compliance with the law and that it was not necessary for Amy Rowley to have the services of an interpreter provided by the school. Applying these standards “some educational benefit" standard no longer accurately reflects the requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Rather, state standards and educational adequacy requirements provide the substantive requirements of FAPE, and these standards exceed the "some educational benefit" benchmark. This conclusion requires a fundamental change in the way courts, school districts, and parents should view special education services Implications-
Implications-- although the findings in the Rowley case did not help Amy's situation in 1982, the case changed the way that courts look at all special education cases. The courts must ask the following questions:
1) Has the state complied with the procedures set forth in the act (IDEA)?
2) Is the IEP developed through the Act's procedures reasonably calculated to enable the child to receive educational
Critical Facts-- the question was posed by the parents of a hearing impaired student that the school districts refusal to provide a sign language interpreter violated their daughter's right to a free appropriate education. The school district refused to provide a sign language interpreter. Amy performed better than average in her grades. Issues of Law -- The issue at hand is the question of whether or not Amy was receiving a …show more content…
Rowley is undoubtedly the most important and influential case in special education law. They found that the District was actually in compliance with the law and that it was not necessary for Amy Rowley to have the services of an interpreter provided by the school. Applying these standards “some educational benefit" standard no longer accurately reflects the requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Rather, state standards and educational adequacy requirements provide the substantive requirements of FAPE, and these standards exceed the "some educational benefit" benchmark. This conclusion requires a fundamental change in the way courts, school districts, and parents should view special education services Implications-
Implications-- although the findings in the Rowley case did not help Amy's situation in 1982, the case changed the way that courts look at all special education cases. The courts must ask the following questions:
1) Has the state complied with the procedures set forth in the act (IDEA)?
2) Is the IEP developed through the Act's procedures reasonably calculated to enable the child to receive educational