Legal Opinion
Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee v. Department of Education
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided September 28, 1978PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
On October 7,1975, the Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee (school committee) instituted an action in the Superior Court seeking judicial review both of a decision rendered by the Bureau of Child Advocacy (bureau) 1 and a ruling issued by the Department of Education (department) pertaining to that decision. The decision and ruling at issue concern the nature and scope of special educational services to be provided under c. 766 of the Acts of 1972 2 (c. 766) to a child with special educational needs.
On this question, a bureau hearing officer had determined that (1) an educational plan…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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3Cited by84 opinions
- Town of Burlington v. Department of Education for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Town of Burlington v. Department of Education for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, John Doe, Etc., Town of Burlington v. Department of Education for the Commonwealth of MassachusettsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
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- City of Lawrence v. FalzaranoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Zoning Board of Appeals v. Housing Appeals CommitteeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Perez v. Boston Housing AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
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