Jeter v. Alabama State Tenure Commission

WRIGHT, Presiding Judge.

This is a teacher tenure case.

Samuel L. Jeter was employed by the Macon County Board of Education (Board) for eleven consecutive years. On April 27, 1984, he was notified of a termination hearing based on the charge that he made unsolicited sexual advances to a female student. Several witnesses were subpoenaed by the Board on Jeter’s behalf. The hearing was held May 24, 1984. On that date, two of Jeter’s witnesses, a student and the county sheriff, duly subpoenaed, failed to appear. Jeter’s counsel objected to their absence. He asked the Board to use its authority *514under…