LUCAS v. CHAPMAN

No. 27687.

430 F.2d 945 (1970)

Eddie LUCAS et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Joel CHAPMAN, Superintendent of Education, Bolivar County School District 3, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 6, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Armand Derfner, James A. Lewis, Taunya L. Banks, Jackson, Miss., for appellants.

Alfred A. Levingston, Cleveland, Miss., William Allain, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, Miss., for appellees.

Before JONES, BELL and GODBOLD, Circuit Judges.


GODBOLD, Circuit Judge.

The appellant is a schoolteacher without tenure who, after eleven years in the system as a successful teacher and almost one year as a principal, was terminated by refusal to renew his one-year contract.

Lucas' termination came after he made remarks at a rump session of a PTA meeting, either expressly or impliedly criticizing the school board and other faculty members. Other teachers in the...

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