Armstrong v. School Dist. of Philadelphia

OPINION

JOSEPH S. LORD, III, Senior District Judge.

Plaintiff filed a civil rights suit against the School District of Philadelphia, its Superintendent, the Board of Education, and her union, the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers (“PFT”). Her amended complaint accuses defendants of a continuing pattern and practice of racial discrimination and alleges causes of action based upon 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983, 1985 and 1986.

The PFT has filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings, or in the alternative, a motion for summary judgment. Since the parties refer to evidence adduced in discovery, the…