Legal Opinion
Boykins v. Ambridge Area School District
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 9, 1980No. 79-2027PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GIBBONS, Circuit Judge:
Dawn L. Boykins, a minor suing by Louis Boykins, Jr., her father and next friend, appeals from an order granting a final judgment in favor of the defendants on their motion for summary judgment. The defendants are a school district board of education, the district superintendent, and the coach of a drill team organized as a school activity. Boykins charged she was dismissed from the team because she was black. We reverse.
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On May 4, 1976 the Boykins filed a verified Complaint alleging that Dawn, a black *77student attending the Ambridge Area School…
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