Legal Opinion
4 Fair empl.prac.cas. 921, 4 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 7889 Bettye Joe Baker v. Columbus Municipal Separate School District
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 30, 1972No. 71-2531PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYER, Circuit Judge:
In January, 1970, Columbus Municipal Separate School District initiated a policy that required teachers hired for the first time during the 1969-1970 school year, and all future teacher applicants, to achieve a combined score of 1000 on the National Teachers Examination (NTE) as a condition of employment. The score requirement excluded propor-. tionally more incumbent black than white teachers. Of the 133 black teachers, 18 were required to take the test. Only one achieved the minimum score of 1000. Of the 243 white teachers, 73 were required to take the test and 64 either…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- McLaughlin v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Korematsu v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Chance v. Board of ExaminersCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Andrew Hawkins v. Town of Shaw, MississippiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- 9 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1146, 2 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 10,285 Robert Carter v. West Feliciana Parish School BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by30 opinions
- John W. Marr and Lucille Marr v. Douglas RifeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974
- Eugene W. Tyler v. Trammell E. Vickery, Ralph Banks, Jr. v. Trammell E. Vickery, James E. C. Perry v. Edward S. Sell, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Robert L. Parish v. National Collegiate Athletic AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- 22 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1687, 19 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 9259 Joyce Marie Moore, Cross-Appellants v. Tangipahoa Parish School Board, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Smith v. TroyanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
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