Legal Opinion
Sheff v. O'Neill
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 9, 1996No. 15255PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
The public elementary and high school
students in Hartford suffer daily from the devastating effects that racial and ethnic isolation, as well as poverty, have had on their education. Federal constitutional law provides no remedy for their plight. The principal issue in this appeal is whether, under the unique provisions of our state constitution, the state, which already plays an active role in managing public schools, must take further measures to relieve the severe handicaps that burden these children’s education. The issue is as controversial as the stakes are high. We hold today that the…
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