Legal Opinion
Pennsylvania Ass'n for Retarded Children v. Pennsylvania
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided May 5, 1972No. 71-42PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION, ORDER AND INJUNCTION
MASTERSON, District Judge.
This civil rights case, a class action, was brought by the Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children 1 and the parents of thirteen individual retarded children on behalf of all mentally retard ed persons between the ages 6 and 21 whom the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, through its local school districts and intermediate units, is presently excluding from a program of education and training in the public schools. 2 Named as defendants are the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Secretary of Welfare, State Board of Education and thirteen…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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3Cited by87 opinions
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