Supreme Court Ruling (3/2017)
Endrew vs. Douglas County (Supreme Court Ruling)
Endrew vs. Douglas County (Supreme Court Ruling)

On Wednesday, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. stated in the court opinion that a child’s “educational program must be appropriately ambitious in light of his circumstances” and that “every child should have the chance to meet challenging objectives.”
“When all is said and done, a student offered an educational program providing ‘merely more than de minimis’ progress from year to year can hardly be said to have been offered an education at all,” Roberts wrote. “For children with disabilities, receiving instruction that aims so low would be tantamount to ‘sitting idly . . . awaiting the time when they were old enough to “drop out.” ’ The Atlantic
ABSTRACT: We propose that individuals who are recipients or potential recipients of treatment designed to change their behavior have the right to a therapeutic environment, services whose overriding goal is personal welfare, treatment by a competent behavior analyst, programs that teach functional skills, behavioral assessment and ongoing evaluation, and the most effective treatment procedures available.
This video offers views a 20-minute review of the 1988 article, as presented by Dr. Amanda N. Kelly (Behaviorbabe).
Rights and Resources
- ADA (American with Disabilities Act)
- IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)
- Basic Special Education Process Under IDEA (Massachusetts)
- Case Law for Functional Behavior Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans
- Final Regulations and the Reauthorized Functional Behavioral Assessment
- Functional Behavior Assessments (IDEA Part 300 / E / 300.530 / d / 1 / ii)
- Functional Behavior Assessments (IDEA Fact Sheet)
- Functional Behavior Assessments (Wrights Law)
- Functional Behavior Assessments & Behavior Plans (Technical Assistance Paper)
- Mental Health Parity: An insurer cannot place limitations on mental health conditions they do not place on physical conditions.
- Understanding Special Education
- US Department of Education: A Guide to the Individualized Education Program (IEP)