Within schools throughout the United States, those who were classified as handicapped students, as well as their families, wanted to be integrated into classrooms. This new law did just that for those students by providing "a free appropriate public education which emphasizes special education and related services designed to meet their unique needs" (Fraser, 324). This statement in the law established roles for paraprofessionals as well as individualized education plans (IEP's) for each special education student.
At the time, desegregation was still being opposed in schools throughout the United States. This included all different minority groups, including handicapped children. In response to this, the federal government pushed financial penalties upon districts that made policy to oppose integration in schools (Urban, 289). This federal enforcement showed that the entirety of the United States was pushing for full integration in the schools following the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 was the law that specifically targeted those who needed special education within the public education system.
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