ST. JOHN'S HOME v. HUMAN RIGHTS COM'N

No. 18528.

375 S.E.2d 769 (1988)

ST. JOHN'S HOME FOR CHILDREN, Petitioner, v. The WEST VIRGINIA HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION and Kathy Toothman, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

November 23, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul C. Camilletti, Camilletti & Sacco, Wheeling, for petitioner.

Sharon M. Mullens, Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen., Charleston, for respondents.


NEELY, Justice:

St. John's Home is a child care facility in Wheeling which treats emotionally disturbed children referred to it by the West Virginia Department of Human Services. At the time this case arose, St. John's accepted both boys and girls who were housed in separate cottages and employed child care workers and social case workers who were predominantly female.

In March, 1984, the boy population was unusually disruptive and unruly. The boys in residence...

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