Legal Opinion
Elliot v. Board of Education
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided September 13, 1978No. 63062PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Miss JUSTICE McGILLICUDDY
delivered the opinion of the court:
Willie Elliot is a handicapped student enrolled in the public school system operated by the defendant, Board of Education of the City of Chicago. The defendant Board of Education determined that the special education program of the Chicago Public Schools was inadequate to meet Willie’s needs and excluded him from its public schools. Therefore, Willie attends classes at the Potential School for Exceptional Children, a nonpublic school in Chicago. Willie and his mother, Dolores Elliot, filed this matter as a class action in the Circuit…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Powell v. McCormackSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- People Ex Rel. Wallace v. LabrenzIllinois Supreme Court · 1952
- Mills v. Board of Education of District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1972
- Pennsylvania Ass'n for Retarded Children v. PennsylvaniaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1972
- Pennsylvania Ass'n for Retarded Children v. Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1971
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Dell v. Board Of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Ambroiggio v. Board of EducationAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
- In Re Special Ed. Placement of WalkerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1982
- Brugger v. Joseph Academy, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 2002
- John A. by and Through Valerie A. v. GillDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1983
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