Legal Opinion
Lifton v. Board of Educ. of City of Chicago
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided November 10, 2003No. 03 C 743PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
BUCKLO, District Judge.
Plaintiff Kathleen Lifton, a former kindergarten teacher at Norwood Park School, filed a six-count amended complaint against defendants Board of Education of the City of Chicago (“Board”), Arne Duncan, Chief Executive Officer of the Board, and William Meuer, principal of the school where Ms. Lifton worked. Ms. Lifton’s complaint asserted federal constitutional claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state common law claims. Ms. Lifton alleges that in the spring and summer of 2002, she expressed various opinions about school issues, which included…
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