Legal Opinion
HUMAN RELATIONS COM'N v. School Dist.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 8, 1989No. 132 E.D. Appeal Docket 1988PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION IN SUPPORT OF AFFIRMANCE
ZAPPALA, Justice.
I would affirm on the reasoning of the court below. As that reasoning was set out in an unpublished Memorandum Opinion, I will, at the risk of plagiarizing, paraphrase it here.
On or about July 1, 1986, the Human Relations Commission received a completed Commission questionnaire from Sandra Lewis alleging that the School District of Philadelphia had discriminated against her son because of his race, in that he had been subjected to racial slurs and had been disciplined more harshly than white students in his class. The questionnaire was dated…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Mrs. Lorena W. Weeks v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company, Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company v. Mrs. Lorena W. WeeksCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Georgia Power Company v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- In Re Nomination Petition of JohnsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Murphy v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Penna. Human Relations Comm. v. U. S. Steel Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
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