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Direct linkTaroucha T. Williams – ProQuest LLC, 2023
A court decision in California, Larry P. v. Riles (1979) case, ruled in favor of African American students who were disproportionately and wrongly placed in special education (E.M.R. -- educable mentally retarded) classes. Standardized intelligence tests were biased, discriminatory and failed to identify the academic need to support African…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Legislation, African American Students, Disproportionate Representation
Dizon, Francis Gary – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The 1979 landmark case of "Larry P. v. Riles" continues to be one of the most debated topics in school psychology. In this case, Judge Peckham ruled that standardized, norm-referenced intelligence tests were culturally biased towards African-Americans, resulting in overrepresentation of African-Americans in Educably Mentally Retarded…
Descriptors: School Psychologists, Court Litigation, Intelligence Tests, Standardized Tests
