Legal Opinion
Bryce Beattie v. Frances W. Roberts
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 6, 1971No. 7695PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Circuit Judge.
This case concerns the procedural rights of tenured public school teachers whose employment contracts are not renewed. Plaintiff, a tenured teacher, taught for five years in the Windham, Maine, school system. On November 18, 1969, the Superintending School Committee voted not to renew his contract. The Superintendent of Schools notified plaintiff of the Committee’s decision in a letter dated December 13. Plaintiff requested a list of reasons for the Committee’s action and a hearing before the Committee. In a letter dated December 31, the Superintendent responded, setting…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- William C. Ferguson v. Alvin I. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Roth v. Board of Regents of State CollegesDistrict Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1970
- Wasson v. TrowbridgeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Patrica Drown v. Portsmouth School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by12 opinions
- State v. EvansSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
- John E. Raper v. David J. LuceyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1973
- Richard L. Satterfield v. The Edenton-Chowan Board of Education, a Public Body Corporate of Chowan County, North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
- Hayes v. Cape Henlopen School DistrictDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1972
- Lawrence S. Wagle v. H. Max Murray, as Principal of the R. A. Long High SchoolCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
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