Legal Opinion

Gary Whitsel v. Southeast Local School District

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided September 25, 1973No. 72-1665PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McCREE, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff, a continuing-contract teacher in the Southeast Local School District of Ravenna, Ohio, appeals from a judgment determining that he was not discharged because of the exercise of activity protected by the First Amendment and that due process was not offended by the dismissal procedures employed. We affirm.

Gary Whitsel, the possessor of a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Arts degree in Sociology and Anthropology from Kent State University, had taught for seven years in the public schools of Ohio prior to his discharge in 1970. The last five were spent…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Slochower v. Board of Higher Ed. of New York CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1956
  5. Phyllis B. Hetrick v. Robert R. Martin, President of Eastern Kentucky University, and the Board of Regents of Eastern Kentucky UniversityCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1973

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Eskel Norbeck v. Davenport Community School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
  2. Rendell Noel Mabey, Jr. v. Ronald ReaganCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
  3. James R. Stevens v. James C. Hunt, M. D.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981
  4. Johnston-Taylor v. GannonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
  5. Nancy Hastings v. G. B. Bonner, and Arthur Johnson, Individually and as Agents and Employees of the School Board of Wakulla County, FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978

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