Lockett v. Fayette County Board of Education

Karen Lockett appeals from the June 12, 2002, order of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County affirming the administrative denial of the grievance she filed with the West Virginia Education and State Employees Grievance Board through which she sought credit for her years of work experience outside the classroom for salary purposes. Ms. Lockett is a certified teacher who teaches business education classes at Fayette Plateau Vocational-Technical Center (“Fayette Vocational”). Based on the fact that certain vocational instructors who teach pursuant to a permit are given credit for a portion of…