... attendance laws were passed that enabled some of the children with disabilities to attend public schools (Yell, Rogers, and Rogers, 1998). However, in 1919, the Supreme Court declared, in Beattie v. Board of Education, that a school could exclude a child who had a condition that caused him to drool, have face contortions, and slurred speech. This ruling enabled schools to exclude some handicapped children ... ...

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... with disabilities be educated in the "least restrictive environment" appropriate for the particular child. Daniel's was the leading case on the issue of least restrictive environment. His case, Daniel R.R. v. State Board of Education (5th Cir. 1989), was decided by the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court, which covers the state of Texas. In that case, the court laid out guidelines to be used in ... ...

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