Case Name: Mrs. Leola McDONALD and Mrs. Tommie Washington, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The MARLIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, Superintendent Sam Gray, and School Board Members, Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1970-07-06
Citations: 427 F.2d 1367
Docket Number: No. 28977
Parties: Mrs. Leola McDONALD and Mrs. Tommie Washington, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The MARLIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, Superintendent Sam Gray, and School Board Members, Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 427
Pages: 1367–1367

Head Matter:
Mrs. Leola McDONALD and Mrs. Tommie Washington, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The MARLIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, Superintendent Sam Gray, and School Board Members, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 28977.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
July 6, 1970.
Weldon H. Berry, Houston, Tex., for appellants.
Minor L. Helm, Jr., Peeler Williams, Jr., Waco, Tex., for appellees.
Before BELL, COLEMAN, and AINSWORTH, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Mrs. Leola McDonald and Mrs. Tommie Washington, members of the Negro race, were teachers in, the Marlin Independent School District of Falls County, Texas. The School Board did not renew their teaching contracts for the school year 1969-1970. Texas has no teacher tenure law.
The teachers promptly filed suit in the United States District Court, praying that the school authorities be mandatorily required to renew their contracts. The District Court heard the case on its merits. It found that the decision not to rehire the appellants was not racially related and was neither arbitrary nor capricious, 313 F.Supp. 1162 (1970).
We affirm on the published opinion of the District Court.
Affirmed.