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JOHNSON v. SIKES

No. 82-8439.

730 F.2d 644 (1984)

Kathy Norris JOHNSON and Loretta Wilcox, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Ben F. SIKES, in his official capacity as Superintendent of the Tattnall County Schools, the Tattnall County School Board, and the Tattnall County School District, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

April 23, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rose E. Firestein, Savannah, Ga., Jonathan A. Zimring, Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiffs-appellants.

J. Franklin Edenfield, Swainsboro, Ga., for defendants-appellees.

Before HILL, VANCE and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.

JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:

Appellants challenge the Tattnall County School District's requirement that students pass an exit examination to obtain a high school diploma. We dismiss the appeal for lack of ripeness.

BACKGROUND

The Tattnall County School District ("the District") abolished separate schools for white and black students beginning with the 1970-71 academic year. During the same school year, the District instituted a tracking or ability...

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