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Inclusion
Inclusion refers to the practice whereby students with disabilities are enrolled in general education classes and receive any needed special education services within that setting. Inclusion can be full or partial. In a full inclusion situation, students receive all educational services within the general education classroom, including their special education and related services, so that they are not removed from that environment. In a partial inclusion situation, students are removed from general education only when it is necessary so that they can receive needed special education services. This entry describes the background of inclusion and looks at pertinent judicial decisions.
Background
The terms least restrictive environment, inclusion, and mainstreaming are often confused but are distinct. The difference between inclusion and mainstreaming is one of degree and philosophy. ...
- Biographies
- Alito, Samuel A., Jr.
- Black, Hugo L.
- Brennan, William J.
- Breyer, Stephen G.
- Burger, Warren E.
- Darrow, Clarence S.
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- Frankfurter, Felix J.
- Ginsburg, Ruth Bader
- Jefferson, Thomas
- Kennedy, Anthony M.
- Marshall, John
- Marshall, Thurgood
- O'Connor, Sandra Day
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- Litigation — Collective Bargaining
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- Martinez v. Bynum
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- United States v. American Library Association
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- Cooper v. Aaron
- Crawford v. Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles
- Cumming v. Board of Education of Richmond County
- Davis v. School Commissioners of Mobile County
- Dayton Board of Education v. Brinkman, I and II
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- Dowell v. Board of Education of Oklahoma City Public Schools
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- Gong Lum v. Rice
- Goss v. Board of Education
- Goss v. Lopez
- Gratz v. Bollinger
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- Hazelwood School District v. United States
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- McDonnell Douglas Corporation, v. Green
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- Mendez v. Westminster School District
- Milliken v. Bradley
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- Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1
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- City of Boerne v. Flores
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- Pierce v. Society of Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary
- West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette
- Wisconsin v. Yoder
- Litigation — School Finance
- Litigation — Special Education and Rights of Disabled Persons
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- Arlington Central School District Board of Education v. Murphy
- Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley
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- Florence County School District Four v. Carter
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- Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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- Litigation — Student Rights
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- Board of Education of Independent School District No. 92 of Pottawatomie County v. Earls
- Carey v. Piphus
- Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education
- Debra P. v. Turlington
- Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools
- Gebser v. Lago Vista Independent School District
- Grove City College v. Bell
- Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
- Hobson v. Hansen
- In re Gault
- Ingraham v. Wright
- Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan
- Morse v. Frederick
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- New Jersey v. T. L. O.
- Owasso Independent School District No. 1011 v. Falvo
- Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
- United States v. Lopez
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- Vernonia School District 47J v. Acton
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- Litigation — Teacher Rights
- Abood v. Detroit Board of Education
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- Ansonia Board of Education v. Philbrook
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- Burlington Industries v. Ellerth
- Cannon v. University of Chicago
- Chicago Teachers Union, Local No. 1 v. Hudson
- Cleveland Board of Education v. Loudermill
- Connick v. Myers
- Davenport v. Washington Education Association
- Faragher v. City of Boca Raton
- Harrah Independent School District v. Martin
- Harris v. Forklift Systems
- Hortonville Joint School District No. 1 v. Hortonville Education Association
- Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education
- Keyishian v. Board of Regents
- Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson
- Mt. Healthy City Board of Education v. Doyle
- National Labor Relations Board v. Catholic Bishop of Chicago
- National League of Cities v. Usery
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- O'Connor v. Ortega
- Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services
- Perry Education Association v. Perry Local Educators ' Association
- Perry v. Sindermann
- Pickering v. Board of Education of Township High School District 205, Will County
- Rendell-Baker v. Kohn
- Robinson v. Jacksonville Shipyards
- Shelton v. Tucker
- Skinner v. Railway Labor Executives' Association
- Smith v. City of Jackson, Mississippi
- St. Martin Evangelical Lutheran Church v. South Dakota
- Organizations
- Education Law Association
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
- High School Athletic Associations
- League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
- Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
- National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
- Parent Teacher Associations/Organizations
- U.S. Department of Education
- Parental Rights
- Primary Sources: Excerpted U.S. Supreme Court Landmark Cases
- Abington Township School District v. Schempp and Murray v. Curlett (Excerpts)
- Agostini v. Felton (Excerpts)
- Bethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser (Excerpts)
- Board of Education of Independent School District No. 92 of Pottawatomie County v. Earls (Excerpts)
- Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley (Excerpts)
- Board of Education of Westside Community Schools v. Mergens (Excerpts)
- Board of Education v. Allen (Excerpts)
- Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka I (Excerpts)
- Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka II (Excerpts)
- Cleveland Board of Education v. Loudermill (Excerpts)
- Davenport v. Washington Education Association (Excerpts)
- Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education (Excerpts)
- Engel v. Vitale (Excerpts)
- Epperson v. State of Arkansas (Excerpts)
- Everson v. Board of Education of Ewing Township (Excerpts)
- Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools (Excerpts)
- Gebser v. Lago Vista Independent School District (Excerpts)
- Goss v. Lopez (Excerpts)
- Green v. County School Board of New Kent County (Excerpts)
- Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier (Excerpts)
- Honig v. Doe (Excerpts)
- Illinois ex rel. McCollum v. Board of Education (Excerpts)
- Lee v. Weisman (Excerpts)
- Lemon v. Kurtzman (Excerpts)
- Martinez v. Bynum (Excerpts)
- Meyer v. Nebraska (Excerpts)
- Morse v. Frederick (Excerpts)
- New Jersey v. T. L. O. (Excerpts)
- Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 (Excerpts)
- Pierce v. Society of Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary (Excerpts)
- Plyler v. Doe (Excerpts)
- San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez (Excerpts)
- Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (Excerpts)
- Zelman v. Simmons-Harris (Excerpts)
- Zorach v. Clauson (Excerpts)
- Religion in Public Schools
- Special Education and Rights of Disabled Persons
- Assistive Technology
- Behavioral Intervention Plan
- Compensatory Services
- Disabled Persons, Rights of
- Extended School Year Services
- Free Appropriate Public Education
- Hearing Officer
- Inclusion
- Individualized Education Program (IEP)
- Least Restrictive Environment
- Manifestation Determination
- Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504
- Related Services
- Response to Intervention (RTI)
- Stay-Put Provision
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Zero Reject
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- Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
- Age Discrimination in Employment Act
- Americans with Disabilities Act
- Children's Internet Protection Act
- Civil Rights Act of 1871 (Section 1983)
- Civil Rights Act of 1964
- Digital Millennium Copyright Act
- Equal Access Act
- Equal Educational Opportunity Act
- Equal Pay Act
- Family and Medical Leave Act
- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
- Gun-Free Schools Act
- Internet Content Filtering
- Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act
- National Defense Education Act
- National Labor Relations Act
- No Child Left Behind Act
- Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504
- Religious Freedom Restoration Act
- Stafford Act
- Title I
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- Title IX and Sexual Harassment
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- United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- Voting Rights Act
- Student Rights and Student Welfare Issues
- Academic Sanctions
- Bullying
- Child Abuse
- Child Benefit Test
- Child Protection
- Children's Internet Protection Act
- Corporal Punishment
- Cyberbullying
- Denominational Schools in Canada
- Dress Codes
- Extracurricular Activities, Law and Policy
- Free Speech and Expression Rights of Students
- Gangs
- Gifted Education
- Grading Practices
- Graduation Requirements
- Hazing
- Homeless Students, Rights of
- Homeschooling
- Inclusion
- Juvenile Courts
- Kindergarten, Right to Attend
- Least Restrictive Environment
- Limited English Proficiency
- Locker Searches
- Manifestation Determination
- Minimum Competency Testing
- No Child Left Behind Act
- Nonpublic Schools
- Response to Intervention (RTI)
- Student Suicides
- Testing, High-Stakes
- Transportation, Students' Rights to
- Truancy
- Vaccinations, Mandatory
- Web Sites, Student
- Teacher Rights
- Academic Freedom
- Collective Bargaining
- Drug Testing of Teachers
- Due Process Rights: Teacher Dismissal
- Family and Medical Leave Act
- Highly Qualified Teachers
- Loyalty Oaths
- Personnel Records
- Political Activities and Speech of Teachers
- Privacy Rights of Teachers
- Reduction in Force
- Sexual Harassment of Students by Teachers
- Teacher Rights
- Tenure
- Technology
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