FEDELE v. SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF WESTWOOD


412 Mass. 110 (1992)

587 N.E.2d 757

JOANNA C. FEDELE vs. SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF WESTWOOD & another.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Norfolk.

March 2, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George F. Gormley for the plaintiff.

Regina Williams Tate for the defendants.

Present: LIACOS, C.J., WILKINS, ABRAMS, NOLAN, & GREANEY, JJ.


GREENEY, J.

The plaintiff, Joanna C. Fedele, a minor, brought this action through her mother against the defendants, the school committee of Westwood and the town's superintendent of schools. The plaintiff sought: (1) an order in the nature of mandamus directing the defendants to provide transportation so she could continue her education at the private sectarian school of her choosing; (2) damages and attorney's fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1988...

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