Legal Opinion
Wessmann v. Boston School Committee
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided May 28, 1998No. CIV. 97-11923-JLTPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
TAURO, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff brings this lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the policy, adopted by the Boston School Committee, that governs admission to Boston’s three examination schools (the “Policy”): the Boston Latin School (“Boston Latin”), the Boston Latin Academy (“Latin Academy”), and the John D. O’Bryant School of Mathematics and Science (“O’Biyant”). The Policy admits half of each class solely on the basis of “composite score” ranking. The second half of the class is also admitted on the basis of composite score ranking, but in conjunction with “flexible…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Wessmann v. GittensCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
- Eisenberg v. Montgomery County Public SchoolsDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1998
- Brewer v. West Irondequoit Central School DistrictDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1999
- Wessmann v. GittensCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
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