Word: gilhool
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...court's action was an impressive victory for the Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children, which brought a class suit against the state last January. Attorney Thomas Gilhool cited Warren's language in the Brown case and argued that the exclusionary practices violated the equal-protection clause of the 14th Amendment. With the help of expert testimony from such authorities as Dr. Ignacy Goldberg, Secretary of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Mental Deficiency, Gilhool attacked the myth that some children with low IQs are incapable of learning. The testimony indicated that 29 out of 30 retarded...
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