Ripley v. Anderson County Board of Education

OPINION

SHARON G. LEE, SP. J.,

delivered the opinion of the court, in which

HERSCHEL P. FRANKS, P.J., and JOSEPH M. TIPTON, SP. J., joined.

The issue presented in this case is whether the trial court erred in reinstating a teacher’s employment after determining that her actions did not warrant her dismissal by the school board. After careful review, we affirm the judgment of the chancery court, finding that, while the teacher’s conduct on the day in question was inappropriate, her termination was not warranted.

I. Background

On May 17, 2006, Debra R. Ripley, a tenured teacher in the Anderson County…