Ballard v. Independent School District No. 4 of Bryan County

T1 Pursuant to the Revised Uniform Certified Questions of Law Act, 20 0.8.2001, §§ 1601 et seq., the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Cireuit submitted this question: Does a school teacher's unexecuted threat to physically assault the school superintendent and another teacher, made on school premises but outside the general purview of the students, constitute "moral turpitude" justifying dismissal under 70 00.98.2001, § 6-101.22? We answer that the action does not fall within the legal definition of moral turpitude.

FACTS

T2 The facts as provided by the certifying court are as…