Anderson v. Board of Trustees of Community College District No. 526

Plaintiffs were teachers and counsellors employed by defendant Lincoln Land Community College. Early in the year 1976, the vice president for academic affairs, Dr. Schultz, requested department heads of the college to ascertain who would be interested in teaching summer school during the summer of that year. The various department heads proceeded with the inquiry, and, during the spring months, a list of persons willing to teach summer school was prepared. Plaintiffs were included on the list.

For several years prior to 1976, going back at least to 1971, the defendant Board had a policy on pay…