McGee
McGee v. Richmond Unified School District
Opinion
Opinion
Harris, J.
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
The above entitled cause is before this Court on plaintiffs’ complaint which alleges that their constitutional rights have been abridged by reason of dismissal from public employment for signing a petition during a school tax election. The plaintiffs request a mandatory injunction reinstating them to their former positions, damages in the amount of back pay and general damages.
This Court entered a temporary restraining order in the case of plaintiff McGee which ordered him reinstated to his former position pending the outcome of trial on the merits.
The historical background of this case arises out of a series of events which took place in the Richmond School District during the school year 1968-1969.
In December, 1968, the then Richmond School Board (hereinafter referred to as the “old Board”) by a vote of three to two voted in the “Phase I Integration Plan” of compulsory two-way bussing of children in the district. This same board determined that a tax increase of $2.50 would be necessary to finance “Phase I” and other programs in the district. On April 15, 1969, this proposed $2.50 tax increase was voted down by the Richmond electorate. At the same…