Specifically, the
law requires local public school districts to assess students to determine if they need
special education services, and it requires districts to provide each eligible student with an individualized
education plan (IEP), which describes the
special education services the student will need.
Monday's decision deemed the 2008
law unconstitutional, hinging on the interpretation of a statute in the Georgia constitution that restricts the term «
special» schools to
education specifically for the disabled.