Lambert v. Escambia County Board of Education

I agree that, in order to afford the deference required by Ala.Code 1975, § 16-24C-6(e),2 a hearing officer, in reviewing a school board’s decision, must apply the “arbitrary and capricious” standard. See Cox v. Mobile Cnty. Bd. of. School Comm’rs, 157 So.3d 897 (Ala.Civ.App.2013), and Chilton Cnty. Bd. of Educ. v. Cahalane, 117 So.3d 363 (Ala.Civ.App.2012). I also agree that the decision of the Escambia County School Board (“the Board”) that John Lambert violated the Board’s Policy No. 826 should be reviewed under that standard. That said, I respectfully dissent from this Court’s decision to…