Artherton v. Board of Education of the School District of St. Joseph

MANFORD, Judge.

This is an appeal from a circuit court judgment affirming the termination of a tenured teacher by a local school board (hereinafter the Board). This court affirms the Board’s decision.

Appellant presents two points which, in summary, charge that the trial court erred because (1) the decision was contrary to law in that it failed to comply with § 168.116.2, RSMo 1986 1 , and (2) there was not, upon the whole of the record, substantial and competent evidence to support the decision.

The essential facts are as follows:

Appellant, Margaret Artherton, obtained tenure as a public school…