Alexander v. Cumberland County Board of Education

HUNTER, Judge.

James Alexander, the guardian ad litem for Samantha Alexander (“Samantha”), presents the following issues for our consideration: Did the trial court erroneously affirm the Cumberland County Board of Education’s (“Board”) decision to uphold Samantha’s school suspension because (I) Samantha’s due process rights were violated, (II) substantial evidence did not support the school board’s decision, and (III) the school board’s actions were arbitrary and capricious. After careful review, we affirm the order below.

The evidence tends to show that Samantha was a ninth grade student at…