Cutshaw v. Karim

TICE, Circuit Judge.

This action was brought against the members of the Board of Education of Pierre Independent School District No. 1 (Board) by Gerald J. Cutshaw, a teacher who had been continuously employed by the defendants beginning with the 1971-1972 academic year. He alleges that he was not properly notified of the Board’s determination not to renew his teaching contract for the 1976-1977 school term and that he is, therefore, entitled to reinstatement under the terms of his prior contract and to $25,-000 as punitive damages. The trial court granted the defendants’ motion for summary…