McCord-Baugh v. Birmingham City Board of Education

On Remand from the Alabama Supreme Court

CRAWLEY, Judge.

In 1999, Cathy McCord-Baugh sued the Birmingham City Board of Education and individual members of the Board (hereinafter referred to collectively as “the Board”), alleging breach of an employment contract and violation of her constitutional right to equal protection of the law. She sought damages pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and a judgment declaring that the Board had violated its own policies and procedures by improperly classifying and paying her as a “special-projects coordinator” rather than as a “community-school coordinator.” On…