Legal Opinion
Board of School Commissioners v. Walpole
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided January 13, 2004No. 49S00-0303-CV-112PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOEHM, Justice.
The relationship between a school board and its teachers is governed in Indiana by statute. The Teacher Tenure Act provides that upon request of the teacher, a school board must conduct a hearing to consider the termination of a permanent or semi-permanent teacher's contract. Indiana Trial Rule 28(F) provides for trial discovery procedures to apply in certain administrative proceedings. We hold that this Rule does not apply to a termination hearing under the Tenure Act.
Michael Walpole was a permanent teacher in Indianapolis Public Schools. In October of 2002, the Board of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Cleveland Board of Education v. LoudermillSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Doran v. Board of Education of Western Boone County Community SchoolsIndiana Court of Appeals · 1972
- Hyde v. Board of Commissioners of Wells CountyIndiana Supreme Court · 1935
- Scott County School District 2 v. DietrichIndiana Court of Appeals · 1986
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- Stephen G. Smith v. Board of School Trustees of the Monroe County Community School CorporationIndiana Court of Appeals · 2013
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