Monroe County Board of Education v. Turner

THIGPEN, Judge.

This is a teacher tenure case.

The facts of this case are not disputed. Barbara-Lee Turner, appellee herein, was employed as a teacher by the Monroe County Board of Education for the school years 1984 through 1990; however, for the school year 1984-85, Turner was employed under an emergency certificate. She did not qualify for a professional certificate because her bachelor’s degree was granted by a non-accredited institution, Mississippi Industrial College.

During the school years 1985-86 and 1986-87, Turner was employed under a provisional certificate which required her to…