Legal Opinion
Brown v. Waterbury Board of Education
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided March 28, 2017No. 3:15-cv-00460 (MPS)PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
Michael P. Shea, U.S.D.J.
Erik Brown asserts that the Waterbury Board of Education (“Board”) and its superintendent, Dr. Kathleen Ouellette, demoted him from his position as principal of Walsh Elementary School because he is African American. His amended complaint alleges race discrimination, including discriminatory demotion and a hostile work environment, against the Board (Count One, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) and against Ouellette (Count Two, under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983), retaliation in violation of the First Amendment, the Connecticut…
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