Crawford v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Bd. of Educ., C-C-85-109-P.
| Decision Date | 08 August 1986 |
| Docket Number | No. C-C-85-109-P.,C-C-85-109-P. |
| Citation | 641 F. Supp. 571 |
| Court | U.S. District Court — Western District of North Carolina |
| Parties | Alonzo CRAWFORD, Plaintiff, v. CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG BOARD OF EDUCATION, Defendant. |
641 F. Supp. 571
Alonzo CRAWFORD, Plaintiff,
v.
CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG BOARD OF EDUCATION, Defendant.
No. C-C-85-109-P.
United States District Court, W.D. North Carolina, Charlotte Division.
August 8, 1986.
Alonzo Crawford, Charlotte, N.C., pro se.
John J. Doyle, Jr., Weinstein, Sturges, Odom, Groves, Bigger, Jonas & Campbell, Charlotte, N.C., for defendant.
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
ROBERT D. POTTER, Chief Judge.
THIS MATTER is before the Court on a Complaint filed by the Plaintiff, Alonzo Crawford ("Crawford"), against the Defendant, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education ("Board"), in which Crawford alleges that he was subjected to discriminatory practices and discipline in his employment and that he was constructively discharged because of his race and sex.
The trial was heard before the undersigned without a jury on July 24, 1986, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Crawford proceeded pro se; the Board was represented by Attorney John J. Doyle, Jr. After a full trial of the matter, the Court, having carefully considered the testimony and exhibits, enters the following findings of fact and conclusions of law:
FINDINGS OF FACT
(1) This action was brought pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq.
(2) The Plaintiff, Alonzo Crawford, is a black male who resides in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
(3) The Defendant, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, is a corporate body responsible for operating the public school system in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
(4) Crawford worked for the Board as a teacher's aid from October 27, 1980 to April 24, 1984. Crawford was first employed at Idlewild Elementary School from October 1980 through February 5, 1981, when he was transferred to Oaklawn Elementary School where he worked as an aid through the remainder of the 1981 school year. On August 24, 1981, Crawford was assigned to the position of K-3 Aid at Chantilly Elementary School for the 1981-82 school year. Crawford remained employed with the Board at Chantilly Elementary School for the next two years until he eventually resigned on April 24, 1984.
(5) While at Idlewild Elementary, Crawford served as an aid to Barbara White, a second grade teacher. White and Crawford had a conflict about whether Crawford did a sufficient job regarding the class instructional program and Crawford's poor supervision performance. White took her concern to Charles Yates, the principal of Idlewild Elementary at that time. Upon Yates' conference with Crawford, Crawford stated that White had communicated that if it was up to her, Crawford would not work in the Mecklenburg County
(6) As a result of Crawford's conflict with White, Yates transferred him to Oaklawn Elementary on February 5, 1981. This alternative seemed more appropriate to Yates than terminating Crawford since Yates felt Crawford could offer a contribution to the school system as a teacher's aid.
(7) Crawford remained employed at Oaklawn for the remainder of the 1981 school year and received a satisfactory evaluation while there.
(8) Crawford began working at Chantilly Elementary in August of 1981. For the next three school years, Crawford worked as an aid to Frances Akers, a first grade teacher.
(9) During the second half of the 1983-84 school year, problems developed with Crawford's performance. Akers complained to principal Earl Owens that Crawford was repeatedly absent from the classroom during the busiest part of the school day, 9:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. and that Crawford had been departing early from school after the students had gone but before the staff was scheduled to leave.
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