Tobe-Williams v. New Hanover County Board of Education

GEER, Judge.

Respondent New Hanover County Board of Education (“the Board”) appeals from an order reversing the Board’s decision not to renew the contract of petitioner Tiffany N. Tobe-Williams. We conclude that the process employed by the Board in reaching its decision violated Ms. Tobe-Williams’ procedural rights under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-287.1(d) (2013) and under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-325(b) (2013) when it based its decision not to renew Ms. Tobe-Williams’ contract on evidence not contained in her personnel file and without giving her notice of that evidence and an opportunity to…