Legal Opinion
Dianne M. Saye v. St. Vrain Valley School District Re-1j and Vicki Ploussard
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 10, 1986No. 83-2160PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.
Dianne Saye brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982) against Saint Vrain Valley School District and Vicki Ploussard, the principal of Frederick Elementary School in the District. Saye taught special education classes at Frederick for three years as a probationary employee. Ploussard was Saye’s supervisor for the last year and a half of her employment. Saye alleges that her First and Fourteenth Amendment rights were violated when the District followed Ploussard’s recommendation not to renew her teaching contract because Ploussard’s decision was in retaliation…
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