Edgewood School District v. State Board of Education

Opinion by

Judge Mencer,

On June 9, 1971, a number of plaintiffs, as individuals, parents and guardians of school aged children, and as class representatives of those similarly situated, filed a civil rights action in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.1 The complaint named as defendants the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the State Board of Education (State Board), and various state and local administrative bodies and certain of their individual members.

Plaintiffs alleged the violation of constitutional rights resulting from the adoption of a school…