Canutillo Independent School District v. Kennedy

OPINION

STEPHEN F. PRESLAR, Chief Justice.

This case was brought by Appellee, a teacher, against the Appellant school dis trict for failure of the district to renew her teaching contract. Referring to the parties as they were in the trial court, the court granted the Plaintiff teacher’s motion for summary judgment, held a hearing on damages, and awarded back pay and reinstatement with injunctive measures. We reverse and render except for one year’s salary paid into the registry of the court.

Texas law gives school districts a choice of offering teachers fixed term contracts or adopting the…