Journal 3

In this week, we were introduced to many court cases that we would study throughout the semester, but the one we particularly looked at was the Cedar Rapids case.

IDEA was enacted in part "to assure that all children with disabilities have available to them . . . a free appropriate public education which emphasizes special education and related services designed to meet their unique needs." The child, Garrett, couldn't attend his school until the proper resources were available to him to meet his needs. The district thought they weren't required to provide "continuous one-on-one nursing services." In the end, it was ruled that the district needed to fun "related services" to students like Garrett who are integrated into the public school.

I couldn't believe that the district didn't feel responsible for doing this, thus leaving it to the parents. The students are in the school's care while they are away from home, and this means the school is responsible for providing the necessary needs.