Legal Opinion
Wood v. Independent School District No. 141
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided April 25, 1983No. 56901PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOOLIN, Justice:
This appeal presents the question of what process is due a nontenured teacher when a decision is made not to renew her teaching contract.
Appellant Jane Wood (“Teacher”) was employed as a special education teacher in the McLoud School System for the 1977-78 and 1978-79 school years. Her written employment contract provided for automatic renewal each year unless written notice to the contrary was provided by April 10 of the contract year.
Teacher was evaluated six times by the principal of her school during the two years she was employed by the McLoud School District. In the two…
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