Higginbotham v. Junction City School District

Donald L. Corbin, Justice.

Appellant Glenn Higginbotham raises two issues against Appellee Junction City School District (the District), for whom Appellant was formerly employed as a high school principal, and the individual Appellees, the District’s superintendent and school board members. The Union County Circuit Court upheld the District’s decision to refuse Appellant’s attempted withdrawal of his resignation. Our jurisdiction is pursuant to Ark. Sup. Ct. R. l-2(a)(17), as this appeal involves a significant public interest and interpretation of the Teacher Fair Dismissal Act (the Act),…