Legal Opinion
Houston BASSETT, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ATLANTA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT Et Al., Defendants-Appellants
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 30, 1973No. 72-2848PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
As a result of Government pressure to desegregate its schools, Atlanta, Texas, unitized its school system commencing with the 1970-71 term. After consolidating their three high schools into one, the school district had two more high school principals than it needed, one of which was plaintiff, who then sued for reinstatement and back pay. Although the District Court, 347 F.Supp. 1191, found that the school board did not violate plaintiff’s constitutional rights in failing to offer him the principalship of the surviving high school, or the surviving junior high, it ordered…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Singleton v. Jackson Municipal Separate School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Lee v. Macon County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- 4 Fair empl.prac.cas. 762, 4 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 7829 Ira Mae Sparks v. Merritt Griffin, IndividuallyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Princess Ranola Johnson, Etc. v. M. Browning Combs, Superintendent, Grand Prairie Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Lee v. Macon County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Lecil Hander v. San Jacinto Junior College, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Natherlean G. Kelly v. West Baton Rouge Parish School BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Joseph HARDY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Leon L. PORTER, Jr., Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Hereford v. Huntsville Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Mrs. Vella WRIGHT and Miss Saora Myers, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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