School Bd. of Campbell County v. Beasley

In this controversy arising under state and federal statutes regarding special education programs for handicapped children, the dispositive issue is whether the Court of Appeals applied an incorrect standard of review to the circuit court’s decision in the case. We answer that question in the affirmative and reverse.

Through the Education of the Handicapped Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1401 to 1485 (1982 & Supp. V 1987) as amended (the Act), Congress provides federal funds to assist state and local agencies in educating handicapped children, and conditions the funding upon compliance by a state with…