MADISON v. COLQUITT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

7:23-cv-00031

Court:

Georgia Middle

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Jobs

Judge:

W LOUIS SANDS

  1. June 10, 2025

    Ga. Schools Must Face Ex-Principal's Suit Over BLM Support

    A federal judge won't let a Georgia school district out of claims that it forced out a Black former principal over his vocal support for the Black Lives Matter movement, ruling that like the school board's individual members and ex-superintendent before it, the district failed to raise its defenses when it had the opportunity to do so.

  2. May 02, 2025

    Ga. Judge Says School Officials' Immunity Defense Is Too Late

    A Georgia federal judge has refused to free Colquitt County School District officials from a former principal's suit alleging he faced racial discrimination while employed there and was told his contract would be terminated three days after reporting a lynching threat.

  3. March 20, 2023

    'Racist Threat' Reporting Cost Ex-Principal His Job, Suit Says

    A former principal has filed suit against a Georgia school district, members of its board of education and its former superintendent, alleging that he faced racial discrimination while employed there and was told his contract would be terminated three days after reporting a lynching threat.