Legal Opinion
Underwood v. Henry County School Board
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided February 26, 1993No. Record 920549PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Carrico
On April 3, 1987, the chairman of the Henry County School Board (the Board) notified Linda Underwood, a county school teacher, that her “continuing contract status [would] be terminated for the 1987-88 school term due to a Reduction in Force.” She countered with the filing of a motion for judgment seeking a declaration that the Board’s application of its reduction-in-force policy violated state law on the subject of continuing contracts for teachers and also constituted a breach of her contract with the Board.
The trial court ruled that the Board’s application of its reduction-in-force policy…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- School Bd. of City of Richmond v. ParhamSupreme Court of Virginia · 1978
- Dennis v. County School Bd. of Rappahannock Co.District Court, W.D. Virginia · 1984
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