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OTERO v. MESA CTY. VALLEY SCH. DIST. NO. 51

No. 79-1261.

628 F.2d 1271 (1980)

Stephanie OTERO et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. MESA COUNTY VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 51 et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Decided August 15, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morris J. Baller, San Francisco, Cal. (Vilma S. Martinez and Joel G. Contreras of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, San Francisco, Cal., Federico F. Pena of the Chicano Education Project, R. Pete Reyes and Kenneth Wohl of the Mexican American Legal Defense, and James H. Hiatt, of the Colorado Rural Legal Services, Denver, Colo., with him on the brief), for plaintiffs-appellants.

John W. Groves, Grand Junction, Colo. (Jon E. Getz of Nelson, Hoskin, Groves & Prinster, P. C., Grand Junction, Colo., with him, on brief), for defendants-appellees.

Before McWILLIAMS, DOYLE and LOGAN, Circuit Judges.

McWILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

This action was brought by nine Mexican-American school children against the Mesa County Valley School District No. 51, pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq. The claim was that the School District had discriminated against its Mexican-American students in connection with the curriculum offered the students and also in connection with its employment practices in the hiring of teachers and supporting...

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