GURMANKIN v. COSTANZO

Nos. 76-1730, 76-2297 and 77-1273.

556 F.2d 184 (1977)

Judith GURMANKIN, on behalf of herself and all other persons similarly situated v. Matthew COSTANZO, Superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia, et al. Appeal of SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA and Matthew W. Costanzo, in No. 76-1730. Appeal of Judith GURMANKIN, in No. 76-2297. School District of Philadelphia and Michael Marcase, Appellants in No. 77-1273.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided April 25, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan M. Stein, Community Legal Services, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa., for Judith Gurmankin, et al.

Roberta L. Griffin Mason, Asst. Counsel, School Dist. of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa., for School Dist. of Philadelphia and Matthew W. Costanzo.

Robert L. Burgdorf, Jr., David M. Simonson, Marcia Pearce Burgdorf, Baltimore, Md., for amici curiae.

Before FORMAN, GIBBONS and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

GIBBONS, Circuit Judge.

In these appeals we review two injunctive orders entered by the district court in an action charging that the defendants, officials of the Philadelphia School District, discriminated against the plaintiff, Judith Gurmankin, because she is a blind person.1 Ms. Gurmankin is an English teacher. She holds a Professional Certificate from the Pennsylvania Department of Education as a teacher...

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