James v. Board of Education

Plaintiff Morris James was employed for two school years at the Tappan Zee High School as a nontenured, probationary social studies teacher. On March 23, 1972, he was informed by defendant Evergetis, the school principal, that the latter had recommended his reappointment as a teacher for 1972-1973 and that the recommendation had been sent to the superintendent of schools for action by the board of education. A performance rating guide of April 15, 1972 evaluated his pedagogic endeavors as outstanding in one category, highly satisfactory in nine others and satisfactory in the remaining one.…