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WESSMANN v. BOSTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE

No. CIV. 97-11923-JLT.

996 F.Supp. 120 (1998)

Sarah P. WESSMANN, a minor child by her parent, Henry Robert WESSMANN, Plaintiff, v. BOSTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE, Felix D. Arroyo, Robert P. Gittens, Alfreda J. Harris, Edwin Melendez, Susan Naimark, Elizabeth Reilinger, William Spring, Thomas Payzant, and Catherine A. Ellison, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

May 28, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael C. McLaughlin, Boston, MA, for Plaintiff.

Frances S. Cohen, Janet A. Viggiani, Andres W. Lopez, Hill & Barlow, Boston, MA, Merita A. Hopkins, City of Boston Law Dept., Boston, MA, Diane Dilanni, Boston School Dept., Legal Advisor, Boston, MA, for Defendants.

MEMORANDUM

TAURO, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff brings this lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the policy, adopted by the Boston School Committee, that governs admission to Boston's three examination schools (the "Policy"): the Boston Latin School ("Boston Latin"), the Boston Latin Academy ("Latin Academy"), and the John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics and Science ("O'Bryant"). The Policy admits half of each class solely on the basis of "composite...

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