Legal Opinion
MATTHEW HAWN v. SULLIVAN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided May 26, 2026No. E2025-00027-COA-R3-CVPublished
1Opinion of the Court
05/26/2026 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE February 24, 2026 Session MATTHEW HAWN v. SULLIVAN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION ET AL. Appeal from the Chancery Court for Sullivan County No. 22-CV-18963 Katherine Leigh Priester, Chancellor ___________________________________ No. E2025-00027-COA-R3-CV ___________________________________ This appeal concerns a local board of education’s decision to dismiss a tenured teacher. The teacher sought judicial review of his dismissal in the trial court. The trial court found no grounds for dismissal and reversed the board’s decision. The board…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Wells v. Tennessee Board of RegentsTennessee Supreme Court · 1999
- Brown v. Crown Equipment Corp.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2005
- Emory v. Memphis City Schools Board of EducationTennessee Supreme Court · 2017
- Morris v. Clarksville-Montgomery County Consolidated Board of EducationCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1993
- Ripley v. Anderson County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2008
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