Broadley v. Board of Education

This case requires us to decide whether General Statutes §§ 10-76a1 and 10-76d2 establish a *3state constitutional right to special education3 for gifted children.4 The plaintiffs, Neil Broadley and Deborah Broadley,5 brought this action seeking a declaratory judgment determining the plaintiffs right to special education. The trial court granted the motions for summary judgment6 of the defendants, the Meriden board of education, the Connecticut state board of education and the commissioner of education, Gerald Tirozzi, con-*4eluding that gifted children do not have a right to special education…