35 Conn. Super. Ct. 501 - State v. Stecher’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “The court in State v. Stecher, 35 Conn. Sup. 501 , 390 A.2d 408 (1977), of the issue of payment of educational costs, stated: Although we have concluded that 10-76d gave Frederick Stecher a right of reimbursement from the New Canaan board of education for special education at High Meadow it does not follow from this that the trial court was correct in holding the town liable. In order to prevail [sic] against the town it must appear that enforeable [sic] rights exist in the plaintiff against it. Risi v. Norwalk, 144 Conn. 523 , 531 . If the board of education had voted to assume the cost of Robert Stecher's special education at High Meadows we might have been faced with a different problem; Bialeck v. Hartford, 135 Conn. 551 , 557 ; but that did not occur. The town's liability arises only after action taken by the board of education either under statutory mandate or statutorily vested discretion. Board of Education of Stamford v. Board of Finance, 127 Conn. 345 , 350 ; Groton Stonington Traction Co. v. Groton, 115 Conn. 151 , 155 . In this case, there is no finding that the school authorities agreed to pay the state of Connecticut for the placement of Robert Stecher at High Meadows or agreed to reimburse Frederick Stecher for any portion of the costs of that placement. In the absence of any action by the school authorities the necessary condition precedent to liability of the town has not been, met.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Vaughan, No. 374126 (Feb. 13, 1992)