Legal Opinion
Butler v. Fairfax County School Board
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided December 17, 2015No. Record 150150PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Justice WILLIAM C. MIMS.
In this appeal, we consider whether Code § 22.1-296.1 prohibits a school board from hiring an applicant for employment who has been previously convicted of a felony.
I. BACKGROUND AND MATERIAL PROCEEDINGS BELOW
In 1992, Deilia Butler was convicted of a felony drug offense. In 2000, she was licensed to teach by the Virginia Board of Education. In July 2006, she applied to the Fairfax County School Board ("the Board") for a teaching position. She truthfully disclosed her prior conviction on her application. In August 2006, the Board hired her as a special…
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