Legal Opinion
Murphy v. Commonwealth, Department of Education
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 30, 1986No. Appeal, No. 871 C.D. 1985PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Doyle,
This is an appeal by Robert J. and Ann N. Murphy (Petitioners or Parents) and their son, Robert Jr. (Robert), from an order of the Secretary of Education (Secretary) adopting the recommendation of a hearing officer which denied Petitioners reimbursement for expenses incurred in connection with enrolling Robert, a learning disabled student, in an out-of-state private school, Landmark School (Landmark), in Prides Crossing, Massachusetts.
Under Department of Education regulation 13.11(a), 22 Pa. Code §13.11(u) “[a]ll handicapped school-aged persons identified shall be…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley Ex Rel. RowleySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- First Methodist Episcopal Church v. Bangor Gas Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
- Shanberg v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Krawitz v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Murphy v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
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