Legal Opinion
People Who Care v. Rockford Board of Education, School District No. 205
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 18, 2001No. 00-3200PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Twelve years ago the plaintiffs filed this suit against the board of education of Rockford, Illinois, charging that the board had intentionally discriminated against black and Hispanic students. Though nominally a new suit, it was actually a continuation of school desegregation litigation that had started long before and had resulted in the entry of a remedial decree as early as 1973. See Quality Education for All Children, Inc. v. School Board, 362 F.Supp. 985 (N.D.Ill.1973). Realistically, we are dealing with a lawsuit that is almost 30 years old.
In 1994, the district…
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