<Li> Susquehanna County School District </Li> <Li> Mountain - View School District </Li> <P> Early in 1972 the two sides settled after the evidence that was provided had been evaluated . A consent decree was given by the U.S. District Court Judge Masterson that ruled the existing law restricting kids ages six to twenty - one years of age was unconstitutional . It was also stated that Pennsylvania was responsible for providing free public education to all children; that meant that no child, regardles of their disability, could be turned down by the Commonwealth to the access of free public trainings and educational programs . The quality of the education and training given to the children with disabilities had to match that of the education and training given to general students . </P> <P> Pennsylvania was not the only state at the time with legislation that restricted education to students with disabilities . Other states enforced similar laws . However, Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Citizens (PARC) v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, was the first time education restricting legislation was contested and defeated . Although the case only stayed at the district level, other cases involving children with disabilities and their fight for educational equality rose . Mills vs. Board of Education of District of Columbia was another such case that took place later in 1972, and this case received enough attention to go to the Supreme Court . </P>

Parc v commonwealth of pennsylvania 1972 granted a free and appropriate public education to