JONES ON BEHALF OF MICHELE v. BOARD OF EDUC.

No. 85 CV 4504.

632 F.Supp. 1319 (1986)

Gloria Smalls JONES, on behalf of her infant daughter, MICHELE; Eleanor Simmons, on behalf of her infant daughter, Sonya; Norma Garcia, on Behalf of her infant daughter, Marilisa Pilalo; Lourdes R. Guanlao, on Behalf of her infant daughter, Mary; Yvonne Mino, on Behalf of her infant daughter, Virginia; Christina Snow, on Behalf of her infant daughter, Tishoma Snow Watson, Plaintiffs, v. The BOARD OF EDUCATION OF the CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF the CITY OF NEW YORK; James F. Regan, as President of the Board of Education of the City School District of the City of New York; Miguel Martinez, as Vice President of the Board of Education of the City School District of the City of New York; Joseph G. Barkan, Stephen R. Franse, Ilene Impellizzeri, Robert F. Wagner, Jr., and Marjorie Lewis as members of the Board of Education of the City School District of the City of New York; and Nathan Quinones, as Chancellor of the City School District of the City of New York, Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. New York.

April 11, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Virginia A. Pruitt, Susan A. Pashman, Brooklyn, N.Y., for plaintiffs.

James R. Sandner, United Federation of Teachers (Stephen Mendelsohn, New York City, of counsel), for amicus curiae.

Frederick A.O. Schwarz, Jr., New York City Corp. Counsel (Caryn M. Hirshleifer, Bonnie Mussman, New York City, of counsel), for defendants.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

McLAUGHLIN, District Judge.

This is a dispute between parents and education officials over the fate of a school. Plaintiffs bring this action under 20 U.S.C. §§ 1681 et seq. ("Title IX"), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a)(2) ("Title VII"), and 42 U.S.C. § 1983. They seek to enjoin defendants from converting the all-female Washington Irving High School ("W.I.H.S.") into a coeducational institution. Defendants have moved...

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