Fox v. Board of Education

Harshbarger, Justice:

James J. Fox, a West Virginia teacher for twenty-three years and employed by the Doddridge County Board of Education since 1958, was dismissed by the board for wilful neglect of duty because he missed a parent-teacher conference. He appealed to his circuit court, which affirmed and hence here.

The charges against him were set forth in a February 5, 1975 letter of the Doddridge County School Superintendent:

1. Failure to inform the high school principal of his intention to be absent from a scheduled parent-teacher conference held on January 29, 1975;

2. failure to attend the…