Fleming v. Wade

OPINION

HARBISON, Justice.

This case arises under the Tennessee Teachers’ Tenure Act, §§ 49-1401 et seq.

Appellee was a tenured teacher in the Williamson County School System. The proceedings now under review began near the close of his third year as Principal of Fairview High School. Although it was not filed in evidence, we assume that he held a written contract as principal pursuant to the provisions of T.C.A. § 49-253. The record is meager as to his teaching experience, certification, or educational background. He testified that he had been in educational work for twenty-five years, but the…