Thompkins v. Stuttgart School District 22

JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Ida Walker, formerly a teacher in the Stuttgart, Arkansas schools, appeals the judgment of the district court1 denying her claim for reinstatement, back pay and other benefits under the Arkansas Teacher Fair Dismissal Act of 1979, Ark.Stat.Ann. §§ 80-1264 to -1264.10 (1980 replacement) (repealed 1983). Walker was given written notice on April 15, 1981 that her contract would not be renewed for the following year, and requested and received an adversarial hearing before the school board on July 7, which resulted in the board’s decision not to offer Walker a new…