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BURLINGTON SCHOOL COMM. v. MASS. DEPT. OF ED.

No. 84-433.

471 U.S. 359 (1985)

SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF THE TOWN OF BURLINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ET AL. v. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OF MASSACHUSETTS ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 29, 1985

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Berman argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs was Jane Kenworthy Lewis.

Ellen L. Janos, Assistant Attorney General of Massachusetts, argued the cause for respondent Department of Education of Massachusetts. With her on the brief were Francis X. Bellotti, Attorney General, Judith S. Yogman, Assistant Attorney General, and Kristen Reasoner Apgar. David W. Rosenberg argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent Panico.*

JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.

The Education of the Handicapped Act (Act), 84 Stat. 175, as amended, 20 U. S. C. § 1401 et seq., requires participating state and local educational agencies "to assure that handicapped children and their parents or guardians are guaranteed procedural safeguards with respect to the provision of free appropriate public education" to such handicapped children...

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