Court of Appeals for the First Circuit June 18, 1981, Nos. 80-1527, 81-1112 (Town of Burlington v. Department of Education of Massachusetts)

COFFIN, Chief Judge.

The ultimate question to be decided in this case is whether the Town of Burlington, Massachusetts must pay for the special education of John Doe, Jr. The district court held that the Massachusetts Department of Education’s decision that the Town must reimburse Doe, Jr.’s father was supported by substantial evidence as a matter of state law.