MIZE v. JEFFERSON CITY BD. OF EDUC.

No. 95-8793.

93 F.3d 739 (1996)

Donna MIZE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION; Donald O. Rooks, Dr., individually and in his official capacity as Superintendent; Lois DeWeese, individually and in her official capacity as former Principal of Jefferson City Elementary School, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 29, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harlan S. Miller, Matthew C. Billips, Kirwan, Parks, Chesin & Remar, P.C., Atlanta, GA, for appellant.

Phillip L. Hartley, Martha M. Pearson, Harben & Hartley, Gainesville, GA, Frank C. Bedinger, Freeman & Hawkins, Atlanta, GA, for appellees.

Before KRAVITCH and CARNES, Circuit Judges, and HILL, Senior Circuit Judge.


KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:

In this § 1983 action against the Jefferson City Board of Education and Jefferson City school officials, Donna Mize alleges that she was fired in retaliation for comments she made concerning the disciplinary treatment of one of her students, in violation of her rights under the First Amendment and § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. We agree with the district court that Mize has failed to present evidence sufficient to demonstrate...

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