Legal Opinion

Ether L. Barnes v. Jones County School District

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 3, 1977No. 75-3162PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:

In the academic years 1967-68 through 1969-70 the plaintiff, a black teacher, taught high school English in an all-black school in the Jones County (Mississippi) District. In April 1970 the district entered into a compliance agreement with HEW pursuant to which the district was to desegregate its schools effective at the commencement of the 1970-71 year. The compliance agreement required the district to comply with paragraph 3 of the staff and faculty provisions of Singleton v. Jackson Municipal Separate School Dist., 419 F.2d 1211 (CA5, 1969) (en banc), rev’d in part…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Keyes v. School Dist. No. 1, DenverSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Singleton v. Jackson Municipal Separate School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  3. Carter v. West Feliciana Parish School BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. Ura Bernard Lemon, United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor v. Bossier Parish School BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
  5. Willie McLAURIN Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. the COLUMBIA MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Henry J. Kirksey, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Board of Supervisors of Hinds County, Mississippi, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
  2. Castaneda v. PickardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  3. Johnnie Pegues v. Morehouse Parish School BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
  4. Donald Price and Melvin E. Price, Minors v. The Denison Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
  5. Fort Bend Independent School District v. City of StaffordCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981

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