Legal Opinion
Smith v. School District of Philadelphia
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 6, 2000No. C.A.98-6456PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
DuBOIS, District Judge.
I. FACTS
Marvin A. Smith (“plaintiff’) is the father of two children who in the fall of 1997 were enrolled at George Washington Carver High School of Engineering and Science (“Carver”), a “magnet” public high school located at 17th and Norris Streets in North Philadelphia. See Complaint at ¶¶ 24, 36. Plaintiff was concerned that racism at Carver was affecting his children and other African American students at the school. As a result, on January 1, 1998, he wrote a letter to Carver’s Principal, Ella Travis, calling for certain changes to be made at Carver. 1…
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