FRISON v. FRANKLIN CTY. BD. OF ED.

No. 77-2301.

596 F.2d 1192 (1979)

Mahalia W. FRISON, in her behalf and in behalf of all others similarly situated, Appellant, v. The FRANKLIN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, a Public Body Corporation of Franklin County; Warren W. Smith in his official capacity as Superintendent; its members in their official capacities, Lloyd A. West, Jones H. Winston, William Taylor Boone, Lucy T. Allen, and Larry E. Tetterton, of the Franklin County Board of Education Public Schools, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided April 20, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adam Stein (Charles L. Becton, Chambers, Stein, Ferguson & Becton, P. A., Charlotte, N. C., on brief), for appellant.

E. F. Yarborough (Yarborough, Jolly & Williamson, Louisburg, N. C., on brief), Charles M. Davis, Louisburg, N. C., for appellees.

Before HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge, and BRYAN, Senior Circuit Judge, and BUTZNER, Circuit Judge.


BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:

Mahalia W. Frison appeals a judgment that her demotion from her position as a career teacher in the school system of Franklin County, North Carolina, violated neither federal nor state law. We affirm the judgment against her federal claims, but we believe that the district court should not have taken jurisdiction over her pendent claim.

Frison taught fifth grade classes at Franklin County's Edward Best High School for eight years, acquiring...

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