PARC sued the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for a state law that allowed public schools to deny education to certain children. Those children that had not “attained a mental age of 5 years”. This law had been consistently used by the state to deny education to students considered too burdensome to integrate into school and classroom environments. PARC was the first significant challenge to laws around the country prohibiting or excluding students with mental disabilities from attending school alongside other children or even in special programs tailored to their needs.
The district claimed the cost of millions of dollars would cause and undue burden on the district. The judge ruled that by them excluding children with disabilities from education
The district claimed the cost of millions of dollars would cause and undue burden on the district. The judge ruled that by them excluding children with disabilities from education