Greer+vs.+Rome+City+School+District+(11th+Circuit+Court,+1992)

= **Greer vs. Rome City School District (11th Circuit Court, 1992)** =

In this case, the court decided in favor of parents who objected to the placement of their daughter in a self-contained special education classroom. Specifically, the court said: "Before the school district may conclude that a handicapped child should be educated outside of the regular classroom it must consider whether supplemental aids and services would permit satisfactory education in the regular classroom." The district argued that the costs of providing services in the classroom would be too high. However, the court said that the district cannot refuse to serve a child because of added cost. The major message in this case is that all options must be considered before removing a child from the regular classroom.

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