Recent litigation in Pennsylvania has established that handicapped children cannot be arbitrarily denied free public education beyond the normal 180-day school year. This decision is contrasted with present policies and practices governing extended-school-year services. Pertinent literature regarding the efficacy of summer school programming for handicapped and nonhandicapped children is reviewed. Implications of the judicial decisions and literature are discussed, and recommendations for immediate implementation by school district personnel are presented.
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