Matthew J. v. Massachusetts Department of Education

MEMORANDUM REGARDING CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT 1

PONSOR, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This is an appeal from a decision of the Bureau of Special Education Appeals (“BSEA”) of the defendant Massachusetts Department of Education (“Department” or “DOE”). The BSEA decision concluded that plaintiff, Matthew J., and his parents were entitled to reimbursement for certain special educational costs, due to the failure of the defendant School Committee of the Town of Granville, Massachusetts (“Granville”) to offer Matthew a proper special education program for the years 1988 through 1992.

The…