GI FORUM IMAGE DE TEJAS v. TEXAS EDUC. AGENCY

No. Civ.A. SA-97-CA1278-EP.

87 F.Supp.2d 667 (2000)

GI FORUM, IMAGE DE TEJAS, Rhonda Boozer, Melissa Marie Cruz, Michelle Marie Cruz, Leticia Ann Faz, Elizabeth Garza, Mark Garza, Alfred Lee Hicks, Brandye R. Johnson, Jocqulyn Russell, Plaintiffs, v. TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY, Dr. Mike Moses, Members, and the Texas State Board of Education, in their official capacities, Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. Texas, San Antonio Division.

January 7, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert H. Kauffman, San Antonio, TX, Cynthia M. Cano, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, San Antonio, TX, Nina Perales, Mexican American Legal Defense, San Antonio, TX, for plaintiffs.

Geoffrey Amsel and Deborah Verbil, Office of Atty. General, Austin, TX, for Defendants.


ORDER

PRADO, District Judge.

The issue before the Court is whether the use of the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) examination as a requirement for high school graduation unfairly discriminates against Texas minority students or violates their right to due process. The Plaintiffs challenge the use of the TAAS test under the Due Process Clause of the United States Constitution and 34 C.F.R. § 100.3, an implementing regulation to Title VI of...

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