Legal Opinion
Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission v. School District of Philadelphia
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 6, 1995PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Judge.
The School District of Philadelphia filed a partial appeal of the Court’s November 28, 1994 order to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. The order required the School District to take steps to eliminate the racial disparities in academic achievement and educational opportunities among students attending Philadelphia public schools. The School District has applied to this Court for a partial stay of that order. The instant opinion disposes of the School District’s application and together with prior opinions1 contain the reasons for the Court’s remedial order.
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Stay Request
The School…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Milliken v. BradleySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Uniontown Area School District v. Pennsylvania Human Relations CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission v. Process Gas Consumers GroupSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission v. Chester School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
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3Cited by1 opinion
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