Legal Opinion
Farris v. Fort Bend Independent School District
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided August 31, 2000No. 01-98-00592-CVPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MICHAEL H. SCHNEIDER, Chief Justice.
In this administrative appeal, appellant, Gene Farris, appeals a judgment affirming the Commissioner of Education’s (“Commissioner”) decision to not to renew his term contract. We affirm.
Facts
Farris was employed as a teacher with the Fort Bend Independent School District (“FBISD”). Farris was placed on administrative leave, and the FBISD Board of Trustees (“the Board”) voted not to renew his one-year term contract.
When an employee faces nonrenewal of his teaching contract, he is entitled to a due process hearing. Grounds v. Tolar I.S.D., 856 S.W.2d…
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