COX v. DARDANELLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.

No. 84-2575.

790 F.2d 668 (1986)

Nancy COX, Appellee, v. DARDANELLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT; Glenn Fugatt, Superintendent of Schools; and Johnny Dillard, Principal, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided April 30, 1986.

Rehearing Denied June 11, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Paul Blume, Little Rock, Ark., for appellants.

Clayton Blackstock, Little Rock, Ark., for appellee.

Before McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge, HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge, and JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.


JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

The Dardanelle Public School District and its officials, as individuals, appeal the judgment of the district court,1 sitting without a jury, that the school district impermissibly failed to renew the contract of appellee, Nancy Cox, in retaliation for speech and conduct protected by the first amendment, in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982). The appellants contend that the district court improperly...

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