Phillips v. State Board of Regents

OPINION

ANDERSON, Justice.

In this direct appeal, the Chancellor upheld the termination of a tenured faculty member at Shelby State Community College upon the statutory ground of “capricious disregard of accepted standards of professional conduct.” 1 The appellant faculty member raises three issues for our review. The first is whether the charge was established by clear and convincing evidence. The second is whether there was a denial of due process because insufficient notice of the charge was given and because the statutory ground for discharge was too vague to inform the appellant of the…