Legal Opinion
Board of Education of Fayette County v. Hurley-Richards
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided April 25, 2013No. 2011-SC-000599-DGPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Justice VENTERS.
The question presented in this case is: What is the meaning of the phrase, “conduct unbecoming a teacher” as used in KRS 161.790(l)(b)? The question is significant because under the statute, “conduct unbecoming a teacher” is one of the few reasons for which a public school teacher’s employment contract may be terminated. It is the basis upon which Appellant, Board of Education of Fayette County, Kentucky (the Board) justified its suspension of Appellee, Rosalind Hurley-Richards (Richards), a Kentucky school teacher of some twenty-two years.
The Board, and…
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