Ames v. District Board of Trustees

Dale Ames, an instructor on continuing contract with the District Board of Trustees, Lake City Community College (Board or LCCC), appeals a final order which found that Ames had resigned his position, and therefore was not entitled to medical leave or other related benefits. LCCC alternatively ruled that even if Ames had not resigned, the Board’s termination of his employment, based on evidence that he would be unable to continue performing his duties for the 2002-2003 school year, was appropriate because Ames’ incapacity to teach constituted a good and sufficient reason for termination.…