Deborah BROOKHART, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, Cross-Appellees,
v.
ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, et al., Defendants-Appellees, Cross-Appellants.
United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued October 25, 1982.
Decided January 3, 1983.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Gary E. Kerr, Kerr & Longwell, Springfield, Ill., Marilyn Longwell, Kerr & Longwell, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellants, cross-appellees.
Rosalyn B. Kaplan, Asst. Atty. Gen., Chicago, Ill., Julian E. Cannell, Kavanagh, Scully, Sudow, White & Frederick, Peoria, Ill., for defendants-appellees, cross-appellants.
Before CUMMINGS, Chief Judge, WOOD, Circuit Judge, and MAROVITZ, Senior District Judge.
United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.
CUMMINGS, Chief Judge.
Plaintiffs are fourteen handicapped1 elementary and secondary students who are challenging a Peoria School District (School District) requirement that they pass a "Minimal Competency Test" (M.C.T.) in order to receive a high school diploma. After a hearing, the Illinois State Board of Education (State Board) issued an Administrative Order (A-46 to A-58) in which the State...
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