Daigrepont v. Ducote

AMY, Judge.

^ The defendant school board appeals the trial court’s granting of a writ of mandamus ordering it to hire the plaintiff bus driver for a vacated route. For the following reasons, we reverse and vacate the writ of mandamus.

Factual and Procedural Background

The record indicates that the Avoyelles Parish School system is divided into three blocks, Avoyelles, Marksville, and Bunkie. The Avoyelles Parish School Board (the Board) members each represent at least one block with some members representing two or three blocks. For many years, the Board followed an unwritten policy for…