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WASHINGTON TEACHERS' UNION v. BOARD OF EDUC.

No. 96-7181.

109 F.3d 774 (1997)

WASHINGTON TEACHERS' UNION LOCAL # 6, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO, et al., Appellants, v. The BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 21, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sally M. Tedrow, Washington, DC, argued the cause, for appellants. With her on the brief were James R. O'Connell and Curtis J. Lewis.

Donna M. Murasky, Assistant Corporation Counsel, Washington, DC, argued the cause, for appellees. With her on the brief were Charles F.C. Ruff, Corporation Counsel, and Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corporation Counsel. Lutz A. Prager, Assistant Deputy Corporation Counsel, entered an appearance.

Before: GINSBURG, HENDERSON and TATEL, Circuit Judges.

TATEL, Circuit Judge:

Responding to the financial crisis facing the District of Columbia and exercising newly granted Congressional authority to implement emergency reductions-in-force, the Board of Education fired over 400 teachers in July 1996. Several laid-off teachers and their union sued, claiming that because principals selected teachers for firing based on school-wide rather than system-wide seniority and considered teachers' professional experiences, contributions...

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