Education Vs Loudmill

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Name of the Case: Cleveland Board of Education v. Loudermill 2. Citation: 470 U.S. 532 3. Date Decided: 1985 4. Facts: James Loudermill was hired in 1979 by the Cleveland Board of Education in the capacity of security guard after Loudermill had stated on his application that he had never been convicted of a felony offense. Later, it was determined by the Cleveland Board of education that Loudermill had indeed been convicted of a felony offense in 1968; therefore Loudermill was terminated for dishonesty regarding the submission of his application. Under his job classification, Loudermill was considered to be a public servant ant thus could only be terminated with “cause” and had a right to a full review of the administrative process. Loudermill

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