Skoleloven af 1974 for Skotland vedrørende psykisk hæmmede elever gav alle elever ret til undervisning, idet denne lov pålagde skolemyndighederne an­svaret for undervisning af børn, der tidligere var blevet betragtet som "ueg­nede til træning, men ikke til undervisning" (de alvorligt psykisk handicappe­de), såvel som de børn, der blev betragtet som "egnede til træning, men ikke til undervisning".
The Education (Scotland) Act 1974 which dealt with mentally handicapped pupils gave all such pupils a right to education, since this Act imposed on school authorities responsibility for the education of children formerly con sidered as 'unsuitable for training and education' (the profoundly mentally handicapped) as well as for those who were considered 'suitable for training but not for education' (the severely mentally handicapped).