Charles T. Sanders v. Independent School District No. I-2, of Kiowa County, Oklahoma

Alleging a civil rights action under 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3) and 42 U.S.C. § 1983, plaintiff, a school teacher, brought this action for damages against his employer school district and various school officials claiming damages for wrongful discharge from his employment. Plaintiff alleges that on April 3, 1970, he entered into a one-year teaching contract and was wrongfully discharged on September 28, 1970, because defendants “dislike the fact that the plaintiff grew a mustache; they requested that he re move it; he refused; and they fired him.” The trial court dismissed the action for lack of…