Legal Opinion
Hamilton v. Board of Trustees of Oconee County School District
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided August 20, 1984No. 0235PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Shaw, Judge:
The appellant — Beatrice Hamilton instituted this lawsuit and seeks to be rehired by the respondent — the Oconee County School District Board of Trustees. The circuit court ruled the Board’s failure to renew Mrs. Hamilton’s annual employment contract did not violate any of her state or federal constitutional rights. We affirm.
Mrs. Hamilton was employed by the Oconee County School District from September of 1977 until June of 1980 as a secretary in the Maintenance Department. In May of 1980, Mrs. Hamilton was informed that her employment contract would not be renewed for the…
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