Handicapped Children Win Broad Access To Education
By 1980 millions of disabled children benefited as parents and courts spurred mandatory public education for the handicapped. Beginning in the 1960s parents targeted exclusion from schools, influencing state laws. 1972 Mills v Board began a wave of suits upholding constitutional rights to suitable public education for all disabilities, with success in District of Columbia and beyond.
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Mills
Nearly half of handicapped aren't served
New York based report from the U S Office of Education estimates that 55 percent of the nation's 7.8 million handicapped children receive education programs. Counts by disability show high unserved rates for speech impairment, learning disabilities, emotionally disturbed, and other categories with ages under five and six to nineteen groups highlighted.
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Robber shooting self in foot after door clash in Shreveport
In Shreveport Louisiana a nervous robber backing into a restaurant door shot himself in the foot and fled. Police arrested Clarence Winn 33 at a hospital where he sought treatment. The incident occurred during a Wednesday robbery with the robber taking money and Starks jewelry before escaping.
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UPI
W. D. Starks
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