Pierre v. Smithfield Sch. Committee

DECISION

Petitioner Bethany St. Pierre ("Petitioner" or "St. Pierre") appeals from a decision of the Rhode Island Board of Regents for Elementary and Secondary Education Appeals Committee ("Board of Regents" or "Appeals Committee") affirming the decisions of the Commissioner of Education ("Commissioner") and the Smithfield School Committee ("School Committee") which found good and just cause to support termination of St. Pierre from her position as a teacher in the Smithfield School Department. Jurisdiction is pursuant to G.L. 1956 § 42-35-15.

I

Facts and Travel

The salient facts of this case are…