Ray v. Board of Education

OPINION

in which HOUSTON M. GODDARD, P.J., and CHARLES D. SUSANO, JR., J., joined.

Lynda C. Ray (“Plaintiff’), a teacher, filed a Complaint alleging, among other things, that the Board of Education of the Oak Ridge Schools and its superintendent, Randy McCoy, (“Defendants”), violated the Tennessee Teachers’ Tenure Act. Plaintiff alleged Defendants violated the Tennessee Teachers’ Tenure Act when they terminated her employment because, according to Plaintiff, she had attained tenure status when reelected for teaching after her third year of service. Defendants and Plaintiff filed motions for…