Colburn v. Tuscaloosa County Bd. of Educ.

Bernice Colburn was employed by the Tuscaloosa County Board of Education (the "Board") as a school bus driver. In May 1995, the Board voted to accept the recommendation of its superintendent, Dr. N. Joyce Sellers, that a hearing be held on her proposed termination of Colburn's employment. After the hearing, at which Colburn appeared, the Board voted to terminate her employment. Colburn appealed the termination to the Employee Review Panel (the "Panel"), which reversed the Board's decision and ordered Colburn reinstated. The Board petitioned the trial court for a writ of certiorari. The trial…