Legal Opinion
Richardson v. Lamar County Board of Education
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided November 30, 1989No. Civ. A. 87-T-568-NPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
MYRON H. THOMPSON, District Judge.
Plaintiff Alice Richardson, an African-American, has brought this lawsuit claiming that defendant Lamar County Board of Education 1 wrongfully refused to renew her teaching contract in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended. 2 Richardson charges the school board with two types of discrimination under Title VII. First, she asserts a claim of “disparate treatment”: 3 that the school board refused to renew her contract because of her race. Second, she asserts a claim of “disparate impact”: that the board’s stated…
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3Cited by15 opinions
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