Supreme Court of the United States Syllabus: Cleveland Board of Education Et Al. v. LaFleur Et Al. Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. No. 72-77, Argued October 15, 1973 -- Decided January 21, 1974.

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Publication Date: 1974-Jan-21

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Supreme Court of the United States Syllabus: Cleveland Board of Education Et Al. v. LaFleur Et Al. Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. No. 72-77, Argued October 15, 1973 -- Decided January 21, 1974.

Supreme Court of the U. S., Washington, DC.

School board rules for the Cleveland, Ohio, and the Chesterfield County, Virginia, districts required pregnant teachers to take unpaid maternity leave five months and four months respectively before expected childbirth. A date for eligibility for return to work was also arbitrarily set. This pamphlet contains the entire official text of the Supreme Court opinion which struck down these rules as being unconstitutional. (JF)

Descriptors: Court Litigation, Due Process, Equal Protection, Leaves of Absence, Pregnancy, Supreme Courts, Teachers

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