Nelson v. Etowah County Board of Education

SHORES, Justice.

This is a teacher tenure ease. On May 15,1989, the Etowah County Board of Education notified Susan Nelson that her contract for the 1989-90 year would not be renewed. She filed in the circuit court a petition for writ of mandamus, contending that she had achieved tenure. The trial court entered a summary judgment for the Board. Nelson appealed to the Court of Civil Appeals, which affirmed the summary judgment.1 607 So.2d 1257 (Ala.Civ.App. 1991). We granted Nelson’s petition for writ of certiorari. We reverse and remand.

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