Harkless V. Sweeny Independent School District

This appeal involves an action brought by ten Negro teachers alleging that the failure of the school district to renew their teaching contracts when the school system was desegregated denied them rights secured by the Fourteenth Amendment. They seek reinstatement and back pay. Jurisdiction is premised on 28 USCA § 1343(3) and 42 USCA § 1983.*fn1