Legal Opinion
June Skidmore v. Shamrock Independent School District
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 27, 1972No. 71-2841PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Per curiam
Mrs. June Skidmore appeals from the dismissal of her complaint, alleging an abridgment of procedural and substantive due process rights in the non-renewal of her employment as a school teacher. For reasons different from those assigned by the court below, we affirm.
The plaintiff-appellant, Mrs. Skid-more, had been employed as a classroom instructor by the Shamrock Independent School District for 22 successive one-year terms. Without any statement of reasons, she was not offered a 23rd annual contract. Upon Mrs. Skidmore’s demand to know why she had not been retained, the School Board agreed…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- William C. Ferguson v. Alvin I. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Robert P. Sindermann, for Himself and Others Similarly Situated v. Charles R. PerryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Eddie Lucas v. Joel Chapman, Superintendent of Education, Bolivar County School District 3Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
3Cited by17 opinions
- Owen D. Roane v. Callisburg Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Thompson v. Madison County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- H. L. Moore, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross v. J. C. Knowles, Defendants-Appellants-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- National Education Association, Inc. v. Lee County Board of Public InstructionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Carolyn F. Robinson v. Jefferson County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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