WILSON v. PLEASANT HILL SCHOOL DISTRICT R-III

No. 71-1440.

465 F.2d 1366 (1972)

Jerry R. WILSON and the National Education Association, Appellants, v. PLEASANT HILL SCHOOL DISTRICT R-III et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided August 4, 1972.

Rehearing Denied September 6, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Irving Achtenberg, Kansas City, Mo., for appellants.

Martin Anderson, Kansas City, Mo., for appellees.

Before GIBSON, HEANEY and ROSS, Circuit Judges.


GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal by the plaintiff Jerry Wilson, a teacher, joined by the National Education Association, from an adverse judgment rendered by the trial court in favor of defendant Pleasant Hill School District. The action was brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983, alleging that the failure of the school district to renew the plaintiff's teaching contract for the school year 1970-1971 was a violation of plaintiff's First Amendment...

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