Hall v. Kingsland School District

Andree Layton Roaf, Justice.

This is an Arkansas Teacher Fair Dismissal Act (“TFDA”) case. The appellant, Frankie Hall, was informed by the appellee, Kingsland School District (“School District”), that her contract as an elementary principal would not be renewed for the 1993-94 school year. Pursuant to the TFDA, Hall requested a hearing before the school board, in which the board upheld the decision not to renew her contract. Because the hearing was not scheduled within the time required by the TFDA, the trial court granted Hall’s appeal and petition for writ of mandamus, and ordered…