Palone v. Jefferson Parish School Board

On June 13, 1973, the Jefferson Parish School Board passed a resolution abolishing the position of “second assistant principal” at each school and at each platoon session. In effect, this resolution caused a reduction in the number of assistant principals from eighteen to nine; of the nine that lost their jobs, four were nontenured in that position and were reassigned to positions lesser in rank and lower in salary. The four so affected are the petitioners who sought a writ of mandamus and/or an injunction directing that the Jefferson Parish School Board reinstate them to the positions they…