Davis v. Barr

OPINION

DROWOTA, Justice.

This case involves the interpretation of T.C.A. § 49-1416(8), an integral part of the statutory scheme dealing with the dismissal and suspension of tenured teachers.

Plaintiff, Reva Davis, a teacher in the Jefferson County School System, was suspended by Jim Barr, the Superintendent of Schools, on October 5,1978.1 Subsequent to the suspension, the Defendant, Barr, preferred charges against Plaintiff in accordance with T.C.A. § 49-1414.2 On October 12, the Jefferson County Board of School Commissioners voted that the charges preferred warranted the dismissal of Plaintiff…