Legal Opinion

Nairn v. Killeen Independent School District

Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)

Decided February 22, 2012No. 08-10-00303-CVPublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CHRISTOPHER ANTCLIFF, Justice.

Appellant Phyllis Nairn (hereinafter “Appellant” or “Nairn”) brought a whistle-blower suit against Killeen Independent School District (“KISD” or “the District”) claiming that KISD demoted her from her position as Special Education Coordinator to teacher, and ultimately did not renew her term contract with the District. Subsequently, on July 3, 2008, she amended her petition to include claims of: (1) discrimination based on her race, color, religion, sex, and national origin; (2) retaliation for exercising her rights under the First Amendment to the U.S.…

2Cases cited54 opinions

  1. City of Keller v. WilsonTexas Supreme Court · 2005
  2. Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  3. Texas Department of Parks & Wildlife v. MirandaTexas Supreme Court · 2004
  4. Liteky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  5. Texas Ass'n of Business v. Texas Air Control BoardTexas Supreme Court · 1993

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. Ross v. Judson Indep Sch DistCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2021
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  3. Ollie, Dorothy v. Plano Independent School District, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2012
  4. Jacklyn Worfel Mayfield and Lori Beth Mayfield v. Tarrant Regional Water District, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2015
  5. Texas A&M University, Mark Hussey, Ph.D. in His Official Capacity as Interim President of Texas A&M and David Vaught, Ph.D., Individually and in His Official Capacity as Department Head of Department History v. Ernest Starks, Ph.D., Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2016

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