Libit v. Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners

This appeal arises from the decision of the Maryland State Board of Education (the “State Board”) affirming the decision of the appellee, the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners (the “Commissioners”) to uphold the decision of the Chief Executive Officer for the Baltimore City Schools (the “CEO”) to terminate appellant, Bayani Libit (“Libit”).

On appeal, Libit presents three questions for our review, 1 which we consolidate and rephrase as the following question:

Whether the State Board erred by affirming the CEO’s termination of a teacher, who had not signed a State-mandated teacher’s…