School Committee of Franklin v. Commissioner of Educ.

These consolidated cases raise the recurring question of responsibility for the payment of the cost of educating in a private school a child with “special needs” as defined in “Chapter 766.” See G. L. c. 71B, § 1, as amended by St. 1978, c. 552, § 18, inserted by St. 1972, c. 766, § 11 (effective September 1, 1974). In the first action, the School Committee of Franklin (school committee) challenges a decision in which the Department of Education (department) determined that the school committee has financial responsibility for the education of Kevin B. at a private school, Leland Hall, during…