Kalima Jenkins, by Her Friend, Kamau Agyei Carolyn Dawson, by Her Next Friend, Richard Dawson Tufanza A. Byrd, by Her Next Friend, Teresa Byrd Derek A. Dydell, by His Next Friend, Maurice Dydell Terrance Cason, by His Next Friend, Antoria Cason Jonathan Wiggins, by His Next Friend Rosemary Jacobs Love Kirk Allen Ward, by His Next Friend, Mary Ward Robert M. Hall, by His Next Friend, Denise Hall Dwayne A. Turrentine, by His Next Friend Sheila Turrentine Gregory A. Pugh, by His Next Friend, David Winters, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated American Federation of Teachers, Local 691 v. The State of Missouri Honorable John Ashcroft, Governor of the State of Missouri Wendell Bailey, Treasurer of the State of Missouri Missouri State Board of Education Roseann Bentley, Dan Blackwell, Terry A. Bond, President, Roger L. Tolliver, Raymond McCallister Jr., Susan D. Finke, Thomas R. Davis, Cynthia B. Thompson, Members of the Missouri State Board of Education Robert E. Bartman, Commissioner of Education of the State of Missouri, and School District of Kansas City, Missouri and Claude C. Perkins, Superintendent Thereof, Jennifer T. Naylor and Eric J. Naylor, by Their Next Friend Reverend James Naylor Dwayne Shores, by His Mother and Next Friend Rose Shores Adrian R. Dean, Tanisha M. Johnson, Andrea L. Johnson, and Gregory T. Johnson, by Their Mother and Next Friend Patience M. Johnson Kevin Dion Innis, by His Mother and Next Friend Linda Innis Deidra Jovan Rayfield, by Her Mother and Next Friend Latricia Rayfield McArn Nicole R. Griffith, by Her Father and Next Friend Raymond B. Griffith, Sr. Chrissean King, by His Mother and Next Friend Patti King Ronale M. Dunn, by His Mother and Next Friend Janice Dunn Lashonda M. Gross, by Her Father and Next Friend Michael L. Gross Jerry Steve Roggett, by His Grandmother and Next Friend, Martha M. Anderson and Bryant Tucker, by His Mother and Next Friend Gladys Tucker, Arthur A. Benson, II v. Lee's Summit Reorganized School District R-7 Dr. Gail Williams, Acting Superintendent Thereof and Robert Jones, Robert Bruce, James Coleman, John Patterson, Margaret Piepergerdes, Sherry Sims, Members of the Board of Education Thereof North Kansas City, Missouri School District Dr. Gene Denisar, Superintendent Thereof and Freddie Nichols, Rick Moore, Sandra Clark, Mary Smith, Bill Trickey, Joe Jacobs, Wes McCullough Members of the Board of Education Thereof School District of the City of Independence Dr. Robert Henley, Superintendent Thereof and Sharon Williams, Helen French, Michael Barnett, Ronald Sinke, Sharon Floyd, Phillip Parrino, Members of the Board of Education Thereof the State of Missouri John Ashcroft, Governor of the State of Missouri Wendell Bailey, Treasurer of the State of Missouri Robert Bartman, Commissioner of Education of the State of Missouri and Roseann Bentley, Dan Blackwell, Pres. Terry A. Bond, Delmar A. Cobble, Grover Gamm, Jimmy Robertson, Robert L. Welling, Donald E. West, Members of the Missouri State Board of Education

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