Legal Opinion
Cowan v. Strafford R-VI School District
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 7, 1998No. 96-4010, 97-1131 and 97-1132PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PIERSOL, District Judge.
Strafford R-VI School District appeals from a jury verdict in favor of Leslie Cowan, a former school teacher, in her lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., for religious discrimination and 42 U.S.C. § 1983, for violation of her First Amendment rights. Cowan has filed a cross-appeal. She appeals from the district court’s decision to deny reinstatement as a remedy in this case. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Leslie Cowan was hired by the Strafford R-VI School District as a second grade teacher on a probationary basis in the fall of…
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