Legal Opinion

Ala. State Tenure Com'n v. Conecuh County Board of Educ.

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided September 4, 1985No. Civ. 4827PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This is a teacher tenure case.

On June 3, 1982 the Conecuh County Board of Education met and unanimously voted to cancel the employment contract of Samuel Gantt. Gantt had been a teacher and principal at the Conecuh County High School since he was appointed to the position by federal court order in 1981.

Gantt received a letter on June 11, 1982, notifying him of the board's action and enumerating thirty specific reasons for his dismissal. The meeting at which the board determined to cancel Gantt's contract came after a great deal of unrest in the community concerning Gantt's performance on the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Sumter Cty. Bd. of Ed. v. ALABAMA STATE TENURESupreme Court of Alabama · 1977
  2. Board of Dental Examiners v. KingSupreme Court of Alabama · 1978
  3. Board of Dental Examiners v. KingCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1977
  4. Board of Dental Examiners v. KingCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1978
  5. Chandler v. City of LanettSupreme Court of Alabama · 1982

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Estill v. ALABAMA STATE TENURE COM'NCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1994
  2. State Tenure Commission v. PageCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2000
  3. Alabama State Tenure Com'n v. Lee CountyCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1991
  4. Carlisle v. Phenix City Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
  5. Dunson v. ALABAMA STATE TENURE COM'NCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1994

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