Jones v. Richland Parish School Board

FRED W. JONES, Jr., Judge.

After receiving notice that he would be demoted to a parttime school bus operator, Prentice Jones, Jr. sued the Richland Parish School Board to be declared a tenured operator. From a judgment rejecting his demand, Jones appealed. For the reasons hereinafter explained, we reverse.

In February 1980 Jones was employed by the Richland Parish School Board as a substitute school bus operator to transport college students. The regular driver, McConnell, resigned effective August 14, 1981, but did not drive the bus after August 6, 1981. The minutes of the school board dated…