Mack v. Wilcox County Board of Education

BRYAN, Justice.

The Wilcox County Board of Education (“the Board”) and Lester Turk, in his official capacity as a member of the Board (hereinafter collectively referred to as “the defendants”),1 petition this Court for a writ of mandamus directing the Wilcox Circuit Court (“the trial court”) to vacate its March 21, 2016, order denying their motion to dismiss Eli Mack’s complaint and to enter an order granting that motion. For the reasons set forth below, we grant the petition and issue the writ.

Facts and Procedural History

On July 15, 2015, Mack, a resident of Wilcox County, filed a “complaint…