Mason v. Huntsville City Bd. of Educ.

James Mason was initially employed as an adult education coordinator by the Huntsville City Board of Education in 1974. In 1978 he was asked to serve as director of the Federal Comprehensive Employment Training Program (CETA). Mason occupied the position of director until 1983 when the funding for the program was discontinued.

In 1983 Mason requested to be transferred back into the City of Huntsville's education system. He was offered and accepted an assistant principalship at Lee High School. No salary was discussed. The first check that Mason received was less than what he had been earning…