JAMES v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF CENT. DIST. NO. 1, ETC.

No. Civ. 1971-164.

385 F.Supp. 209 (1974)

Charles JAMES, Plaintiff, v. The BOARD OF EDUCATION OF CENTRAL DISTRICT NO. 1 OF the TOWNS OF ADDISON, ET AL., STEUBEN COUNTY, NEW YORK, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, W. D. New York.

November 19, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burt Neuborne, American Civil Liberties Union, New York City, for plaintiff.

Harry Treinin, Corning, N. Y., for defendants.


CURTIN, Chief Judge.

The plaintiff, a probationary teacher of eleventh grade English at Addison Central High School, was suspended for wearing a black armband to school on November 14, 1969, a Vietnam Moratorium Day. He returned to his teaching duties a few days later, but was again suspended when he wore a black armband to school on another Vietnam Moratorium Day, December 12, 1969. He was dismissed on January 13, 1970 and, on September 23, 1970, the New York State...

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