Legal Opinion
Mrs. Tobie Brantley v. M.F. Surles, Superintendent of Education, Montgomery County
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 10, 1983No. 82-4237PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
Invoking 42 U.S.C. § 1983, Mrs. Tobie Brantley sued the Superintendent of Education and the members of the Board of Education of Montgomery County, Mississippi, alleging that she had been discharged from her job as a public school cafeteria worker in violation of her constitutional rights. Specifically, she claimed that the Superintendent, with the board’s confirmation, impermissibly infringed her right to direct the education of her child by firing her for the sole reason that her son attended a private academy rather than the local public school. The district court…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- Ipcia M. Kercado-Melendez v. Awilda Aponte-Roque, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Susan and Reggie Griffith v. Marlin Johnston, Individually and as Commissioner of the Texas Department of Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
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