Marshall County Board of Education v. State Tenure Commission

MERRILL, Justice.

Petitioner Baugh seeks a review of the decision of the Court of Civil Appeals, 50 Ala.App. 418, 280 So.2d 107 on a question of first impression in this state, whether a principal of a high school, hired as such from a neighboring state, can acquire continuing service status as a principal after three successful years in the same system under our teacher tenure statute.

The Tenure Commission held that he could and did, the circuit court concurred, but the Court of Civil Appeals held that he did not.

Arthur Baugh was employed as the chief administrative official of the…