Fleming v. Ashtabula Area City School Bd., 2006-A-0030 (4-18-2008)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Appellants, Ashtabula Area City School Board of Education ("the school board") and Dr. William Licate ("Licate"), appeal the judgment entered by the Ashtabula County Court of Common Pleas. The trial court denied appellants' motion for summary judgment.

{¶ 2} During the 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 school years, appellee, Timothy Fleming, was employed by the school board as a substitute teacher. Fleming is an African-American male. During the summer of 2004, Fleming was informed that his substitute teaching position would not be renewed for the 2004-2005 school year. In July 2004,…