Plaintiff Fails to Show School Board Discriminated Against Him in Hiring Decision

A federal judge from the Middle District of Alabama has granted summary judgment to a school board, which was sued for race discrimination by a candidate for a coaching position on a high school football team.   In short, the court agreed with the school board that the decision to hire another candidate was nondiscriminatory in nature.   Plaintiff Ronnie Parker began working for the Chilton County Board of Education, the defendant, as an Agriscience teacher at Jemison High School in 19