Ronald Luellen v. Special Administrative Board of the Transitional School District of the City of St. Louis

Ronald Luellen (“Appellant”) appeals the judgment of the trial court affirming the decision of the Special Administrative Board (“the SAB”) to terminate his employment with the Transitional School District of the City of St. Louis (“the District”). We reverse and remand.

I. BACKGROUND

Appellant was employed as a physical education teacher by the District for approximately nine years. On February 16, 2012, Appellant was involved in an incident wherein he allegedly threw a seven-year-old student (“P.H.”) to the ground when she refused to sit down while awaiting the arrival of her bus. Another…