Question

Nina is a middle school student with severe, chronic asthma. To attend school, she must receive breathing treatments up to four times a day. What court case paved the way for Nina to receive these services at school at no expense to her parents?

Answer 1

Answer:

Irving Independent School District v. Tatro

Explanation:

Irving Independent School District v. Tatro, is a case in which the U.S. Supreme Court on July 5, 1984, ruled (9–0) that, under the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 (EAHCA; now known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act), a school board in Texas had to provide catheterization services during class hours to a student with spina bifida.

This case is  the court’s first attempt to define the distinction between “school health services” and “medical services.”

Here the same applies to Nina in that the school is obligated to pay for ther breathing treatments.