Legal Opinion
Arkansas Education Ass'n v. Board of Education of the Portland, Arkansas School District
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 26, 1971No. Nos. 20412, 20413PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from the dismissal of a class action brought by Arkansas Teachers Association, Inc. (ATA) on behalf of the black teachers of Portland, Arkansas School District requesting a mandatory injunction against that School District requiring it to cease discriminating against black teachers in the payment of salaries, and further requiring it to pay back wages alleged due the black teachers as a result of the alleged discrimination. We vacate the judgment of dismissal with directions.
The complaint of ÁTA, which was filed on June 20, 1968, also alleged that…
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