Legal Opinion
John Doe v. Dr. Gregory Anrig, Massachusetts Commissioner of Education and the School Committee of Westwood
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 8, 1982No. 81-1807PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judge.
This case, which involves questions of state and federal law for the education of handicapped children, arises from a dispute over the appropriate educational placement of John Doe,1 a Down’s Syndrome child with special educational needs. The district court set aside an earlier decision of the Massachusetts Department of Education and held that the appropriate placement for John during the 1977-1978 year was in a residential program. We affirm that portion of the district court’s judgment. However, insofar as the judgment omitted any award of reimbursement to…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley Ex Rel. RowleySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Laurice J. Ezratty v. The Commonwealth of Puerto RicoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
- Miener v. State Of MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- Anderson v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- Monahan v. State of Neb.District Court, D. Nebraska · 1980
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Roland M. And Miriam M. v. The Concord School CommitteeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- Nieves-Marquez v. Commonwealth of PRCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003
- Parks v. PavkovicCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Daniel Abrahamson, Etc. v. Corrine Hershman, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
- Verhoeven Ex Rel. Verhoeven v. Brunswick School CommitteeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
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