What is the supreme court case of burlington school committee vs massachusetts department of education about?

Burlington School Committee v. Massachusetts Department of Education 471 U.S. 359 (1985) was a Supreme Court case in which it was ruled that parents have a right to reimbursement for private school tuition if the public education does not provide a free and appropriate public education.

The Town sought judicial review of the State’s administrative decision in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts pursuant to 20 U.S.C. § 1415(e)(2) and a parallel state statute, naming Mr. Panico and the State Department of Education as defendants.

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