Small v. Board of Trustees

¶26 I dissent.

¶27 In construing the teacher tenure statute, the majority purports to be mindful of the rules of statutory construction. The Court's interpretation, however, ignores two basic rules of construction.

¶28 The statute in question provides:

20-4-203. Teacher tenure. (1) Except as provided in 20-4-208, whenever a teacher has been elected by the offer and acceptance of a contract for the fourth consecutive year of employment by a *205district in a position requiring teacher certification except as a district superintendent or specialist, the teacher is considered to be reelected from year…