Howard v. West Baton Rouge Parish School Board

Appellant, James Howard, appeals the judgment of the district court upholding the decision of the West Baton Rouge Parish School Board to terminate his employment for willful neglect of duty. Based on the following review, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In 1996, appellant was employed as a vocational education instructor at the Vocational Skills Center located on the campus of Port Allen High School. On Friday, October 4, 1996, appellant drove his wife’s car, a 1991 Nissan Sentra, to work. After leaving work that afternoon, he discovered that a .38 caliber Smith and Wesson handgun,…