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Hamilton v. Pulaski County Special School District

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided July 3, 1995No. 94-1189PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Robert L. Brown, Justice.

This case involves the Teacher Fair Dismissal Act and the decision by the appellee Pulaski County Special School District not to renew the coaching contract of appellant Jim Hamilton at Jacksonville High School for the 1993/94 school year. Hamilton raises three issues on appeal: (1) the Superintendent’s notice of recommended nonrenewal was not “simple but complete” as required by the Act; (2) a defective notice cannot be cured by the School District Board after its decision; and (3) the School District Board was arbitrary and capricious because it considered charges…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Green Forest Public Schools v. HerringtonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1985
  2. Murray v. Altheimer-Sherrill Public SchoolsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1988
  3. Western Grove School District v. TerrySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1994
  4. O'Connell v. School District of Springfield R-12Supreme Court of Missouri · 1992
  5. Lamar School District No. 39 v. KinderSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1982

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Nettleton School District v. OwensSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997
  2. Higginbotham v. Junction City School DistrictSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998
  3. Love v. Smackover School DistrictSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1995
  4. Russell v. Watson Chapel School DistrictSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2009
  5. Small v. CottrellSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998

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