LINWOOD v. BOARD OF ED., CITY OF PEORIA, SCH. DIST. NO. 150, ILL.

No. 71-1541.

463 F.2d 763 (1972)

Dewayne LINWOOD, a minor by Elease Linwood, his mother and next friend, on behalf of himself and all other persons similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The BOARD OF EDUCATION OF the CITY OF PEORIA, SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 150, PEORIA COUNTY, ILLINOIS, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 16, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Whitney D. Hardy, Peoria, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

W. McD. Frederick, David J. Walvoord, Peoria, Ill., Kavanagh, Scully, Sudow, White & Frederick, Peoria, Ill., of counsel, for defendant-appellee.

Before CASTLE, Senior Circuit Judge, and CUMMINGS and SPRECHER, Circuit Judges.


CASTLE, Senior Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff-appellant, Dewayne Linwood, a fifteen year old high school student, by his mother and next friend, instituted this action1 against the defendant Board of Education on behalf of himself "and all other persons and students of School District No. 150, Peoria County, Illinois, similarly situated". The complaint alleged, inter alia, that the appellant, a student enrolled at Peoria Manual High School...

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