Legal Opinion
Triggs v. Berkeley County Board of Education
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided December 17, 1992No. 20220PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEELY, Justice:
Joyce Triggs, alleging that she was improperly denied employment as a full-time elementary school teacher, appeals the order of the Circuit Court of Berkeley County that refused to award her a full-time position. Because Ms. Triggs did not show that she was the best qualified candidate for a position as a full-time teacher, we affirm the circuit court.
Ms. Triggs was a full-time teacher with the Berkeley County Board of Education from 1960 to 1971, when she resigned. Ms. Triggs, who holds a West Virginia professional certificate with a specialization in elementary education for…
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