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WASHINGTON v. BOARD OF ED., SCH. DIST. 89, COOK COUNTY, ILL.

No. 73-1338.

498 F.2d 11 (1974)

Robert J. WASHINGTON, Individually and as former Acting Principal of the Washington School, District 89, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BOARD OF EDUCATION, SCHOOL DISTRICT 89, COUNTY OF COOK, STATE OF ILLINOIS, a body politic and corporate, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 20, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick Keenan, Chicago, Ill., William A. London, Cook County Legal Assistance Foundation, Brookfield, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Lawrence A. Passarella, Melrose Park, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before CUMMINGS, PELL, and STEVENS, Circuit Judges.

PELL, Circuit Judge.

In June 1972, Robert Washington, acting principal of Washington School, a public elementary institution in Maywood, Illinois, was told by the district superintendent that he would be reassigned in the fall as a classroom teacher in a different school. Two weeks later, the Board of Education ratified the demotion and transfer, which entailed a substantially lower salary than Washington had been receiving. Subsequently, Washington, the Parent Teachers...

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