RAPOSA v. MEADE SCHOOL DIST. 46-1

No. 85-5119.

790 F.2d 1349 (1986)

Michele RAPOSA, Appellant, v. MEADE SCHOOL DISTRICT 46-1; Arnold Wold, Individually and in his capacity as Superintendent of Meade School District 46-1; Marlyn Murphy, individually and in her capacity as Principal of Rural Meade School District 46-1; Meade School District 46-1 Board: David Hersrud, Linda Matkins, Bruce Hubbard, Curtis Nupen, Darrel Forrester, Margariette Kleven, Ross Lamphere, Joe Isaacs and Carl Wahl, Individually and in their capacity as Board Members of School District 46-1, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided May 13, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cynthia A. Howard, Deadwood, S.D., for appellant.

William H. Coacher, Sturgis, S.D., for Meade School Dist.

Debra D. Watson, Rapid City, S.D., for Marlyn Murphy.

Before ROSS, Circuit Judge, BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge, and BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.


ROSS, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Michele Raposa, a nontenured school teacher, brought an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to recover compensatory and punitive damages against appellees Board of Education and its members, the School Superintendent, Wold, and the School Principal, Murphy. Raposa claimed that appellees' actions, culminating in her transfer to another school in the school district, violated her constitutional rights of due process and freedom of speech...

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