Junction City School District v. Alphin

Olly Neal, Judge.

Appellant school district takes this appeal from a November 28, 1995, order of the Union County Circuit Court. Appellee Margaret Alphin is a school teacher in the Junction City School District who, by action of the Junction City School Board on April 28, 1994, suffered a loss of 3/7th of her regular salary when the district unexpectedly resolved to reduce its expenditures by eliminating or reducing staff positions during the 1993-94 school year. The trial court correctly found that appellant’s action in reducing Ms. Alphin’s contract was in violation of the Arkansas Teacher…