Endrew was a 5th grade student that has been diagnose with autism. Endrew was only making deminimis progress so his parents enrolled him in a private school. The parents claimed that the education that the public school was providing Endrew was inadequate. The courts rule that the parents were not able to prove that Endrew was denied FAPE. Because of this case, IDEA required schools to provide students an education that is reasonably calculated to enable a child to make progress appropriately in the light of the child’s circumstances. The courts determined that Schools must provide more of an education than a "token passing from grade to grade". The schools should provide substantially equal educational opportunities for students with disabilities.
Ramifications of the Case:
Because of the Endrew case, it added on to the Rowley standards help determine appropriate education. The standards became the Rowley/Endrew standards. These standards ask questions regarding to the students disabilities. The first question asks has more than deminimis progress been made? The second question asks if the progress is based on circumstances? The third question asks the Rowley/ Endrew standard test did the school provide FAPE and does the IEP enable a child to receive educational benefits? Students with disabilities need to have a higher standard based on their disability. After the new two-part standard was applied to the case, Endrew’s won their case.