Zimmerman v. Minot Public School District No. 1

MARING, Justice.

[¶ l]David Zimmerman appealed from a judgment dismissing his action against Minot Public School District No. 1 (District) under the North Dakota Human Rights Act, N.D.C.C. Chapter 14-02.4, claiming physical-disability discrimination in failing to hire him for a teaching position. We conclude the trial court’s finding the District established, by a preponderance of the evidence, its hiring decision was motivated by legitimate, nondiseriminatory reasons is not clearly erroneous, and we affirm.

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[¶ 2]Zimmerman has a severe hearing impairment and uses hearing aids and lip reading…