PEREIRA v. STATE BD. OF EDUC.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman A. Pattis , Bethany, with whom was Kevin Smith , New Haven, for the appellants in the first case (named plaintiff Maria Pereira et al.).

Michele C. Mount , with whom was John Kardaras , for the appellants in the second case (named plaintiff Robert Walsh et al.).

Josephine Smalls Miller , with whom, on the brief, was Atiya Sample , for the appellants in the third case (named plaintiff Laurayne Farrar-James et al.).

Mark F. Kohler , assistant attorney general, with whom, on the brief, were George Jepsen , attorney general, and Maura Murphy Osborne and Michael K. Skold , assistant attorneys general, for the appellees (named defendant state board of education et al.).

John P. Bohannon, Jr. , for the appellees (named defendant board of education of the city of Bridgeport et al.).

Steven D. Ecker , with whom, on the brief, was Peter M. Haberlandt , Hartford, for the appellees (defendant Robert Trefry et al.).

John B. Orleans filed a brief for Bridgeport Education Fund, Inc., et al., as amici curiae.

ROGERS, C.J., and NORCOTT, PALMER, ZARELLA, McLACHLAN, EVELEIGH and HARPER, Js.