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McGEE v. SOUTH PEMISCOT SCHOOL DIST. R-V

No. 82-1984.

712 F.2d 339 (1983)

John McGEE, Appellant, v. SOUTH PEMISCOT SCHOOL DISTRICT R-V, a political subdivision; Gary Bruton, individually; and Mitchell Fisher, individually, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided July 11, 1983.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied August 11, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joy L. Koletsky, Nat. Educ. Ass'n, Julia Penny Clark, Bredhoff & Kaiser, Washington, D.C., David G. Beeson, Buerkle, Lowes, Beeson & Ludwig, Jackson, Mo., for appellant John McGee.

James E. Reeves, Ward & Reeves, Caruthersville, Mo., for appellees.

Before ARNOLD and BENNETT, Circuit Judges, and HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied August 11, 1983.

ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

John McGee, a school teacher, brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 after he lost his job. He claimed that his employer, the South Pemiscot School District, fired him because he had written a letter to the editor. A jury found that McGee's First Amendment rights had been violated and awarded him $10,000 against the School District and two board members, Mitchell Fisher...

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