Marjorie H. Rowland v. Mad River Local School District, Montgomery County, Ohio, a Public Body Corporate, Robert L. Bell

LIVELY, Chief Judge.

The school district appeals from a judgment in favor of a non-tenured guidance counselor who was suspended, then transferred and finally not rehired at the end of her one-year appointment. The question presented is whether these actions deprived the plaintiff of her right to freedom of speech under the First Amendment or to equal protection of the law under the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution. We conclude that under the facts of this case neither constitutional deprivation occurred, and reverse the judgment of the district court.

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The plaintiff began working as a…