Harkins v. Ohio County Board of Education

In January of 1981, Alice Harkins was given a teaching contract as a full-time substitute for the second semester of the 1980-81 school year on a probationary teacher contract form. Mrs. Harkins signed this contract but attached a statement asserting that her signature should not be construed as a waiver of her right to a continuing contract of employment. Mrs. Harkins filed a grievance with the Ohio County Board of Education alleging that as a substitute teacher, she was a regular, full-time employee who should be granted the rights and benefits of a full-time employee and that after five…