Nordin v. Hartman Public Schools

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

The sole issue in this case is whether the Teacher Fair Dismissal Act, Ark. Stat. Ann. §§ 80-1264 — 80-1264.10 (Repl. 1980) confers jurisdiction on the circuit court to hear an appeal from the decision of a school board to nonrenew the teaching contract of a probationary teacher when no constitutional issues are involved. Appellant, David Nordin, taught school in the Hartman Public School District under a one-year contract for the 1979-80 school year. The superintendent notified appellant by letter that he would not recommend renewal of appellant’s contract.…