Legal Opinion
Civil Rights Division of Arizona Department of Law v. Amphitheater Unified School District No. 10
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided December 9, 1983No. 2 CA-CIV 4720PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HOWARD, Chief Judge.
This is a civil rights action brought pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1481(D). The main question raised here is whether the school district engaged in unlawful sex discrimination when it required applicants for a high school biology teaching position to also be able to coach varsity football. The trial court held that plaintiff had not established a prima facie case of sex discrimination but that if plaintiff had, defendant school district had effectively established the defense of business necessity. We hold that the trial court erred in its determination and we reverse.
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