Stephens v. Alabama State Tenure Com'n

The Macon County Board of Education (Board) canceled the employment contract of Willie Stephens, a tenured teacher, on the grounds of insubordination and neglect of duty. The Alabama State Tenure Commission (Commission) upheld the termination. Stephens filed a petition for writ of mandamus in the Circuit Court of Macon County. After considering the record, briefs, and oral argument, the trial court denied the petition, finding that a factual basis existed for Stephens's termination. Stephens appeals.

The record reflects that Stephens was employed as an auto mechanics teacher at the area…