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THOMAS v. WARD

No. 74-1541.

529 F.2d 916 (1975)

Lyell J. THOMAS, Appellant, v. Marvin WARD, Superintendent of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided November 24, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel D. Gewirtz, Washington, D. C. (Jerry D. Anker, Robert E. Nagle, Lichtman, Abeles, Anker & Nagle, Washington, D. C., William G. Pfefferkorn, Clyde C. Randolph, Jr., Randolph & Randolph, Winston-Salem, N.C., on brief), for appellant.

John L. W. Garrou, Winston-Salem, N.C. (W. F. Womble and Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice, Winston-Salem, N.C., on brief), for appellees.

Before HAYNSWORTH, Chief judge, and BUTZNER and FIELD, Circuit Judges.

HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge:

Lyell J. Thomas, a former school teacher in the Winston-Salem/Forsythe County, North Carolina School System, appeals from an order of the district court denying him reinstatement, back pay and an award of attorney's fees. We reverse that part of the order which refused to award back pay.

Mr. Thomas was employed from 1965 to 1971 as a mathematics teacher at North Forsythe Senior High School, Winston-Salem, N.C. On May 11, 1971 the school...

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