Golden v. ALABAMA STATE TENURE COM'N

Gerald Golden, a tenured teacher, was the instructor for the automotive and small engine repair program at the McNeel School in the Alabama Department of Youth Services (DYS) school district.

On September 27, 1996, the Board of Education of the DYS school district met. During its meeting the Board voted to adopt the superintendent of education's recommendation to discontinue the automotive and small engine repair program at the McNeel School and to cancel Golden's contract on the grounds of "other good and just cause." In a letter dated October 7, 1996, the Board notified Golden of its…