Raster v. Independent School District No. 625

KELLY, Justice.

This appeal arises from an action by appellant Cy Raster claiming that his repeated denials for promotion within respondent school district were the result of discriminatory employment practices. The district court, after a full trial, ruled that appellant had not established a prima facie case of discrimination, entered judgment in favor of respondent, and Raster appealed. Because we find that appellant did, in fact, demonstrate a prima facie case of discrimination which was not refuted by respondent, we reverse.

Appellant is a white, Jewish male who has been employed as a…