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po ible i igma in the
th f mlly' Flo d community.
ill The Supr e Court unani-
mou Iy foun that this custody
determination . lated th Equal
Protection Cl u of the Four­
tenth mendm nt to the Con­
stitution. The Justice recog­
nized that a child living ith,
tepp ent of a different r
may be ubjected to unus
ocial pre ure, but held that,
po ible prejudice in the com­
munity cannot be u d to
ju tify changing cu ody. The
Court aid t the Con titut­
ion eanno tolerate governmen-­
tal prejudice or giving leg J
effect to pri te prejudice.
Ambe T tro i an eight­
year-old ith spin bifid. Thi
condition cau d orthopedic and
pe ch impairment and pre­
ented her from emptying h r
bl dder voluntarily. he h d to
be c theterized e ery three to
four hour to oid . dney
dam e. Thi could be ccorn-
pli hed through impl non-
m idical procedur no
Clean Intermittent C th
tioo CIC th t an aide,
nur , or anyone ith 1
n hour' trainin p rform
until th child i old enough to
perform it her If.
ow Amber' ho I refu d to
dmini ter CIC. But the Su­
prern Court un imou y re­
quired chool to provide
her this procedure, rulin th t
under the Educ tion for the
Handicapped Act (PL 94-1 2)
CIC needed during the hool
day "pportive rvice
. . . required to i t handi-
c pped child to benefit from
pedal education."
. Although the Court' ruling
in Palmore v. Sidoti and Irving
Independen: School District v.
Tatro ere po iti e, it de
f r too m y ne tive ruling
hen it h d more d' retion
in other in olving children.
mixed ho