Spainhour v. Dover School District

John Mauzy Pittman, Judge.

This appeal is from a judgment of the Pope County Circuit Court dismissing with prejudice appellant Teresa Spainhour’s appeal from a decision of the Dover School Board not to renew Spainhour’s teaching contract for the 1994-1995 school year. Spainhour argues that the board’s decision failed to comply with either the notice requirements of the Teacher Fair Dismissal Act (Ark. Code Ann. § 6-17-1501, et seq. (Repl. 1993)) or the school district’s reduction- in-force policy.

The facts are not in serious dispute. In March of 1988, appellant began working for appellee, the…