Bermudian Springs School District v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Williams, Jr.,

This case raises the issue of the allocation under Pennsylvania law of responsibility for educating handicapped children. The case arose when, in October of 1978, the Board of Directors of the Lincoln Intermediate Unit1 (hereinafter, “the LIU”) adopted changes to its special education plan. The changes provided for .suspension of operation by the LIU of classes for educable mentally retarded students (hereinafter, “EME classes”) in four constituent school districts, including the instant petitioners, Bermudian Springs, Conewago Valley, and Littlestown Area School…