AD’s Race Discrimination Claim Falls Short as Court Deems Evidence Circumstantial

By Michael A. Ross, MS   In September 2020, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, Southern Division granted summary judgement on behalf of the defendant, the Birmingham Board of Education, while dismissing with prejudice all claims brought forth by Mr. Alfonso Johnson, the plaintiff. The plaintiff would bring forth two claims in which the District Court would consider and analyze. The first claim would be a race discrimination claim, and the second being rec