Green Forest Public Schools v. Herrington

Jack Holt, Jr., Chief Justice.

At issue in this case is the non-renewal by the Board of Directors of the Green Forest Public School of Hardy Herrington’s teaching contract for the 1983-84 school year. Our jurisdiction is pursuant to Sup. Ct. R. 29(l)(c) as we are being asked to construe the Teacher Fair Dismissal Act of 1979, Ark. Stat. Ann. §§ 80-1264 — 80-1264.10 (Repl. 1980).

When this litigation arose the appellee, Hardy Herrington, was a non-probationary fourth year teacher, teaching social studies at the Green Forest Public Schools. The appellant school board received notice that there…