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DEBRA P. v. TURLINGTON

No. 78-892-Civ-T-GC.

564 F.Supp. 177 (1983)

DEBRA P., et al., Plaintiffs, v. Ralph D. TURLINGTON, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, M.D. Florida, Tampa Division.

May 4, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen F. Hanlon, Tampa, Fla., Diana Pullin, Richard Jefferson, Roger Rice, Cambridge, Mass., for plaintiffs.

William Dorsey, Judith A. Brechner, Tallahassee, Fla., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

GEORGE C. CARR, District Judge.

In 1978, the Florida Legislature approved an amendment to the Educational Accountability Act of 1976, Fla.Stat. § 229.55 et seq., which required public school students in the State of Florida to pass a functional literacy examination in order to receive a state high school diploma. Fla.Stat. § 232.246(1)(b). Shortly after its enactment, Florida high school students filed a class action...

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