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SMITH v. BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION OF PINELLAS CO., FLA.

No. 30003.

438 F.2d 1209 (1971)

William A. SMITH et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION OF PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 2, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard F. Bellman, Robert F. Van Lierop, Nathaniel R. Jones, New York City, Earl M. Johnson, Jacksonville, Fla., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Edward Turville, St. Petersburg, Fla., for defendants-appellees.

Before GEWIN, COLEMAN, and AINSWORTH, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Confronted with plummeting attendance and skyrocketing costs, the Skyway Campus of the St. Petersburg Junior College was closed in 1967 and its activities were merged into the two other campuses in the system.

At closing time there were 31 black and 8 white teachers at Skyway. Nineteen of the black teachers and four of the white teachers were reassigned to the remaining campuses. This left twelve black...

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