Legal Opinion
Patricia Drown v. Portsmouth School District
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 1, 1971No. 71-1247PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Circuit Judge.
When this action, brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, was before us last term, we held that Patricia Drown, a non-tenured teacher at Portsmouth High School, was entitled to a statement of reasons for the non-renewal of her teaching contract as a matter of procedural due process under the Fourteenth Amendment. Drown v. Portsmouth School District, 435 F.2d 1183 (1970), cert. denied, 402 U.S. 972, 91 S.Ct. 1659, 29 L.Ed.2d 137 (1971). To comply with that decision, the school board sent Drown a statement of reasons by letter of December 29, 1970. She now appeals from the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Johnson v. BranchCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
- Patrica Drown v. Portsmouth School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1970
- David E. Roth, for Himself and for All Others Similarly Situated v. The Board of Regents of State Colleges and Roger E. GuilesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
- Chase v. Fall Mountain Regional School DistrictDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 1971
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