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WATTS v. SEWARD SCHOOL BOARD

No. 923.

381 U.S. 126 (1965)

85 S.Ct. 1321

14 L.Ed.2d 261

WATTS ET AL. v. SEWARD SCHOOL BOARD ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 3, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George Kaufmann for petitioners.

George N. Hayes for respondent Seward School Board.

PER CURIAM.

Petitioners Watts and Blue were dismissed from their positions as schoolteachers in Seward, Alaska, on grounds of "immorality," which under Alaska Statutes 1962, § 14.20.170 was defined as "conduct of the person tending to bring the individual concerned or the teaching profession into public disgrace or disrespect." Petitioners' dismissals were upheld by the Alaska Superior Court (Third Judicial District), and on appeal the Alaska Supreme Court affirmed...

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