Jeffery v. O'DONNELL

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

KOSIK, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

This is a civil rights action commenced by plaintiffs under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in which they seek both declaratory and injunctive relief; the former challenging the constitu tionality of Pennsylvania’s Compulsory Attendance Law, 24 P.S. § 13-1327, specifically the private tutorial provision, and the latter to prevent defendants from instituting criminal truancy actions against any plaintiff arising out of a violation of the law under challenge in this action.

Plaintiffs are Bible-believing Christians who profess that they are motivated to…