Legal Opinion
Deborah Brookhart, Cross-Appellees v. Illinois State Board of Education, Cross
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 3, 1983No. 82-1659, 82-1718PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Chief Judge.
Plaintiffs are fourteen handicapped 1 elementary and secondary students who are challenging a Peoria School District (School District) requirement that they pass a “Minimal Competency Test” (M.C.T.) in order to receive a high school diploma. After a hearing, the Illinois State Board of Education (State Board) issued an Administrative Order (A—46 to A-58) in which the State Superintendent of Education decided in favor of eleven of the plaintiffs, stating:(1) The State Board of Education has jurisdiction of this matter, (2) [The] Peoria Board of Education [has] the right…
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