Ala. St. Tenure v. Shelby Cty. Bd. of Educ.

This is a teacher tenure case.

The Shelby County Board of Education (Board) filed an action in the circuit court, asking that a writ of mandamus issue to the Alabama State Tenure Commission, requiring it to set aside the determination that a transfer from high school principal to elementary school principal involved a "loss of status." The trial court granted the writ, and the Tenure Commission appeals. We affirm.

The Tenure Commission contends that the trial court erred in finding that the transfer from high school principal to elementary school principal, which involved a reduction in salary,…