Willis v. District of Columbia Public Schools

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) ROBERT WILLIS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 14-cv-1746 (KBJ) ) VINCENT GRAY, ) ) Defendant. ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Robert Willis worked as a biology teacher in the District of Columbia Public School system (“DCPS”) for more than twenty years before he was notified that his position would be terminated as part of a district -wide reduction in force (“RIF”). The RIF, which occurred in the fall of 2009, was quite contentious; and this was especially so because DCPS had hired more than 900 teachers in the preceding months, many…