Preston Barbee v. Union City Bd. of Educ.

OPINION

McKEAGUE, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Preston Barbee appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment to Appellees Union City Board of Education and Gary Houston, the Director of Schools. Barbee alleges that he was wrongfully terminated under the Tennessee Teacher Tenure Act and denied his right to due process under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. We affirm.

I

This case centers on the employment relationship between Preston Barbee and the Union City Board of Education. In the summer of 2008, the Board of Education hired Barbee as a teacher and assistant basketball coach at Union City High School. At…