Cooper v. Lafayette Parish School Board

| j Respectfully, I dissent.

Dr. Cooper’s firing by the Lafayette Parish School Board (the Board) was upheld by the trial court on the basis that he hired five principals to work in failing schools and paid them more days than the Board had authorized under its approved formula set out in its “salary schedule.” (Exhibit 11) The majority affirmed the trial court’s decision.

The salary schedule at issue clearly sets forth that the salaries are to be computed based on a 244 day year. For high school principals, the schedule does say that the salary is based on an 11 month schedule, or 224 days.…