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Michael C. LIDDELL, a Minor, by Minnie LIDDELL, His Mother and Next Friend; Kendra Liddell, a Minor, by Minnie Liddell, Her Mother and Next Friend; Minnie Liddell; Roderick D. LeGrand, a Minor, by Lois LeGrand, His Mother and Next Friend; Lois LeGrand; Clodis Yarber, a Minor, by Samuel Yarber, His Father and Next Friend; Samuel Yarber; Earline Caldwell; Lillie Caldwell; Gwendolyn Daniels; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; United States of America, Plaintiffs-Appellees, City of St. Louis, Plaintiff, v. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS; Hattie R. Jackson, President, Board of Education of the City of St. Louis; Rev. Earl E. Nance, Jr., a Member of the Board of Education of the City of St. Louis; Renni B. Shuter, a Member of the Board of Education; Of the City of St. Louis; Paula v. Smith, a Member of the Board of Education of the City of St. Louis; Dr. Albert D. Bender, Sr., a Member of the Board of Education of the City of St. Louis; Eddie G. Davis, a Member of the Board of Education of the City of St. Louis; Dr. John P. Mahoney, a Member of the Board of Education of the City of St. Louis; Marybeth McBryan, a Member of the Board of Education of the City of St. Louis; Thomas M. Nolan, a Member of the Board of Education of the City of St. Louis; William Purdy, a Member of the Board of Education of the City of St. Louis; Robbyn G. Wahby, a Member of the Board of Education of the City of St. Louis; Madye Henson Whithead, a Member of the Board of Education of the City of St. Louis; Dr. Cleveland Hammonds, Jr., Superintendent of Schools for the City of St. Louis, Defendants-Appellees, Ronald Leggett, St. Louis Collector of Revenue, Defendant, State of Missouri; Mel Carnahan, Governor of the State of Missouri; Jeremiah (Jay) W. Nixon, Attorney General; Bob Holden, Treasurer; Richard A. Hanson, Commissioner of Administration; Robert E. Bartman, Commissioner of Education; Missouri State Board of Education, and Its Members; Thomas R. Davis; Sharon M. Williams; Peter F. Herschend; Jacqueline D. Wellington; Betty E. Preston; Russell v. Thompson; Rice Pete Burns; William Kahn, Defendants-Appellees, Special School District of St. Louis County, Defendant-Appellant, Affton Board of Education; Bayless Board of Education; Brentwood Board of Education; Clayton Board of Education; Ferguson-Florissant Board of Education; Hancock Place Board of Education; Hazelwood Board of Education; Jennings Board of Education; Kirkwood Board of Education; LaDue Board of Education; Lindbergh Board of Education; Maplewood-Richmond Heights Board of Education; Mehlville Board of Education; Normandy Board of Education; Parkway Board of Education; Pattonville Board of Education; Ritenour Board of Education; Riverview Gardens Board of Education; Rockwood Board of Education; University City Board of Education; Valley Park Board of Education; Webster Groves Board of Education; Wellston Board of Education, Defendants-Appellees, St. Louis County; Buzz Westfall, County Executive; James Baker, Director of Administration, St. Louis County, Missouri; Robert H. Peterson, Collector of St. Louis County “Contract Account,” St. Louis County, Missouri, Defendants, the St. Louis Career Education District, Defendant-Appellee, St. Louis Teachers’ Union, Local 420, AFT, AFL-CIO, Intervenor Below; Michael C. LIDDELL, a Minor, by Minnie LIDDELL, His Mother and Next Friend; Kendra Liddell, a Minor, by Minnie Liddell, Her Mother and Next Friend; Minnie Liddell; Roderick D. LeGrand, a Minor, by Lois LeGrand, His Mother and Next Friend; Lois LeGrand; Clodis Yarber, a Minor, by Samuel Yarber, His Father and Next Friend; Samuel Yarber; Earline Caldwell; Lillie Caldwell; Gwendolyn Daniels; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; United States of America; City of St. Louis, Plaintiffs, v. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS; Hattie R. Jackson, President, Board of Education of the City of St. Louis; Rev. Earl E. Nance, Jr., a Member of the Board of Education of the City of St. Louis; Renni B. Shuter, a Member of the Board of Education; Of the City of St. Louis; Paula v. Smith, a Member of the Board of Education of the City of St. Louis; Dr. Albert D. Bender, Sr., a Member of the Board of Education of the City of St. Louis; Eddie G. Davis, a Member of the Board of Education of the City of St. Louis; Dr. John P. Mahoney, a Member of the Board of Education of the City of St. Louis; Marybeth McBryan, a Member of the Board of Education of the City of St. Louis; Thomas M. Nolan, a Member of the Board of Education of the City of St. Louis; William Purdy, a Member of the Board of Education of the City of St. Louis; Robbyn G. Wahby, a Member of the Board of Education of the City of St. Louis; Madye Henson Whithead, a Member of the Board of Education of the City of St. Louis; Dr. Cleveland Hammonds, Jr., Superintendent of Schools for the City of St. Louis; Ronald Leggett, St. Louis Collector of Revenue; State of Missouri; Mel Carnahan, Governor of the State of Missouri; Jeremiah (Jay) W. Nixon, Attorney General; Bob Holden, Treasurer; Richard A. Hanson, Commissioner of Administration; Robert E. Bartman, Commissioner of Education; Missouri State Board of Education, and Its Members; Thomas R. Davis; Sharon M. Williams; Peter F. Herschend; Jacqueline D. Wellington; Betty E. Preston; Russell v. Thompson; Rice Pete Burns; William Kahn, Defendants, Special School District of St. Louis County, Defendant-Appellee, Affton Board of Education; Bayless Board of Education; Brentwood Board of Education; Clayton Board of Education; Ferguson-Florissant Board of Education; Hancock Place Board of Education; Hazelwood Board of Education; Jennings Board of Education; Kirkwood Board of Education; LaDue Board of Education; Lindbergh Board of Education; Maplewood-Richmond Heights Board of Education; Mehlville Board of Education; Normandy Board of Education; Parkway Board of Education; Pattonville Board of Education; Ritenour Board of Education; Riverview Gardens Board of Education; Rockwood Board of Education; University City Board of Education; Valley Park Board of Education; Webster Groves Board of Education; Wellston Board of Education; St. Louis County; Buzz Westfall, County Executive; James Baker, Director of Administration, St. Louis County, Missouri; Robert H. Peterson, Collector of St. Louis County “Contract Account,” St. Louis County, Missouri, Defendants, the St. Louis Career Education District, Defendant-Appellant, St. Louis Teachers’ Union, Local 420, AFT, AFL-CIO, Intervenor Below