SCOGGINS v. BD. OF EDUC. OF NASHVILLE, ARK. P. SCH.

Nos. 87-1424, 87-1553.

853 F.2d 1472 (1988)

Fern SCOGGINS; Earnest Perry; Geneva Perry; Carl Atkins; Sue Atkins; Logan Coulter; Janet Coulter; Earl Scoggins; Maryland C. White; Marke Lee; Pearlie Lee; Edna Armstrong; John Smith; Vertie L. Smith; Adeon Griddine; Linda Cheathem; Pauline Nelson; Ruthie Green; Ora Newton; and Earma Holt, Appellants, v. The BOARD OF EDUCATION OF the NASHVILLE, ARKANSAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, etc. and Carl Barger, Superintendent, individually and in his official capacity as Superintendent of the Nashville, Arkansas Public Schools, Appellees. Fern SCOGGINS; Earnest Perry; Geneva Perry; Carl Atkins; Sue Atkins; Logan Coulter; Janet Coulter; Earl Scoggins; Maryland C. White; Marke Lee; Pearlie Lee; Edna Armstrong; John Smith; Vertie L. Smith; Adeon Griddine; Linda Cheathem; Pauline Nelson; Ruthie Green; Ora Newton; and Earma Holt, Appellees, v. The BOARD OF EDUCATION OF the NASHVILLE, ARKANSAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, etc. and Carl Barger, Superintendent, individually and in his official capacity as Superintendent of the Nashville, Arkansas Public Schools, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided August 12, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Walker, Little Rock, Ark., for appellants.

G. Ross Smith, Little Rock, Ark., for appellees.

Before HEANEY, Circuit Judge, FLOYD R. GIBSON and HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judges.


HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge.

This case presents a combination of individual and class claims alleging racial discrimination in the Nashville, Arkansas Public Schools. Individual plaintiff Fern Scoggins appeals the judgment for the defendants in her action for employment discrimination under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983 and 2000d and 2000e, and her pendent state claim under the Arkansas Teacher Fair Dismissal Act of...

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