Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit March 29, 2002, No. 00-6227 (Hager v. Pike County Board of Education)

NATHANIEL R. JONES, Circuit Judge.

Carolyn Sue Hager (“Hager”), a teacher and program coordinator in the Pike County schools, appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment to the Pike County Board of Education (“Board”) and Frank Welch (“Welch”) on her claims of retaliatory demotion and reassignment for political expression and association. Hag-er alleges that (1) under 42 U.S.C.