Cooper v. Alabama State Tenure Commission

I respectfully dissent from the majority holding of the court in this case. The issue presented to this court in this case is, as I understand it:

Does timely notice of nonrenewal pursuant to § 16-24-12, Code of Ala. (1975), forestall the acquisition of tenure in a given category of tenurable employment (e.g., principal) if given during the third year of probationary (untenured) service in that category?

In holding that it does not, the majority here has relied largely on two previous cases from this court, Wooten v. Alabama State Tenure Commission, 421 So.2d 1277 (Ala.Civ.App.1982), and Debrow…