Legal Opinion
Tometz v. Board of Education
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided May 29, 1968No. 40292PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
’Mr. Justice Ward
delivered the opinion of the court:
On June 13, 1963, the legislature approved an amendment to section 10 — 21.3 of the Illinois School Code relating to the duties of school boards. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1967, chap. 122, par. 10 — 21.3.) This amendment, commonly called the Armstrong Act, provides in part: “As soon as practicable, and from time to time thereafter, the board shall change or revise existing [attendance] units or create new units in a, manner which will take into consideration the prevention of segregation and the elimination of separation of children in public schools…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- McLaughlin v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Tina Deal v. The Cincinnati Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1966
- City of Aurora v. BurnsIllinois Supreme Court · 1925
- Rachel Lynn Bell, a Minor, by Mrs. Odessa K. Bell, Her Mother, Etc. v. School City of Gary, IndianaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1963
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- Uniontown Area School District v. Pennsylvania Human Relations CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Bernier v. BurrisIllinois Supreme Court · 1986
- Chicago National League Ball Club, Inc. v. ThompsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1985
- Linda F. Coates v. Illinois State Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
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