Legal Opinion
Colin and Alan K., Minors by John K., Their Next Friend and Father v. Thomas C. Schmidt, Middletown School Committee, Colin K. v. Thomas C. Schmidt
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 25, 1983No. 82-1461, 82-1475PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Circuit Judge.
These cross appeals challenge two rulings of the United States District Court for the district of Rhode Island. The first is that two learning disabled children cannot consistently with the Education of All Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA), 20 U.S.C. § 1401 et seq., be required to accept placement in the public school system but may remain at a private school at the expense of the municipality’s school committee. The second is that the plaintiffs, the children and their father are not entitled to damages for the past refusal of the school committee to fund the private…
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