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BESTER v. TUSCALOOSA CITY BD. OF EDUC.

No. 82-7349.

722 F.2d 1514 (1984)

Charles BESTER, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. TUSCALOOSA CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

January 16, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. England, Jr., Tuscaloosa, Ala., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Sam Phelps, Michael S. Burroughs, Tuscaloosa, Ala., for defendants-appellees.

Before GODBOLD, Chief Judge, RONEY and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

GODBOLD, Chief Judge:

This class action involves the validity of the institution of minimum reading standards for promotion in the Tuscaloosa, Alabama city schools. The district court found that implementation of the policy did not violate due process because the students had no property right in an expectation of promotion. The court also determined that the policy did not violate the proscription in McNeal v. Tate County...

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