Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. McLendon v. Morton
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided December 19, 1978No. 14211PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Miller, Justice:
Relator, Vonceil McLendon, an Assistant Professor at Parkersburg Community College, seeks this original writ of mandamus against the West Virginia Board of Regents and Ben L. Morton, its Chancellor. Her claim is based on the fact that she was denied a due process hearing in connection with the College’s decision not to grant her tenure. We agree and issue the writ.
Relator bases her right to a due process hearing on the ground that the Board of Regents’ tenure standards set out in its Amended Policy Bulletin No. 36 establish certain objective criteria which, if met, bestow a…
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