Legal Opinion
Forsythe v. Board of Education of Unified School District No. 489
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided February 6, 1997No. 95-4195-SACPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
CROW, Senior District Judge.
Olga Forsythe brings this discrimination case against her former employer, the Board of Education of Unified School District No. 480, Hays, Kansas (Board). Forsythe, who was employed as a Spanish teacher at Hays High School, contends that the Board’s decision to not renew her employment contract was the product of discrimination on the basis of her Hispanic accent and national origin. The Board denies liability, arguing that its decision not to renew Forsythe’s contract was not due to her accent or national origin, but was instead based upon its…
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