William C. v. Board of Education

This is an appeal originating from a writ of mandamus filed in the name of two trainable mentally handicapped children (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 122, par. 14 — 1.05), William C. and Steven W., by their parents and legal guardians to require either defendant Board of Education of the City of Chicago (hereafter Board) or defendant Special Education Cooperative of South Cook County (hereafter Speed) to undertake financial responsibility for the provision of special education services to the plaintiffs. The trial court ruled that the defendant Speed should educate the children at the defendant…