Alabama State Tenure Com'n v. Lee County

This is a teacher tenure case.

Thomas Jones was a tenured teacher with the Lee County Board of Education (Board). Jones's primary teaching assignment was driver's education. During a thirteen-month period Jones was twice arrested for driving while under the influence of alcohol (DUI). The first arrest resulted in a conviction for the offense and the suspension of Jones's driver's license for two months. At the time of the hearing in the case at bar, Jones had not been tried for the second DUI offense. However, there is evidence in the present record that Jones has admitted that he was under…