School Committee v. Commissioner of Education

These are appeals from judgments in two actions: first, an action brought by the school committee of Franklin challenging a decision by which the Department of Education (department) determined that Franklin was obliged to pay for the education of a special needs child at a private school, Leland Hall, during the 1974-75 and 1975-76 school years; and, second, an action brought by the parents of the special needs child against the school committee for reimbursement of amounts paid by them for the private school education. The actions were consolidated for trial. The judge, over the objections…