Legal Opinion
Jasper School District No. 1 of Newton County v. Cooper
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided September 25, 2014No. CV-13-962PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOSEPHINE LINKER HART, Justice.
I,Prior to being fired, Anita Cooper had been employed as principal of the Oark, Arkansas schools. Cooper brought suit against appellants Jasper School District No. 1 of Newton County (District) and Kerry Saylors, individually, and in his capacity as a superintendent of the District. In her complaint, Cooper asserted in part that appellants had failed to comply with the Teacher Fair Dismissal Act (TFDA) and had failed to provide her with due process. The circuit court reinstated Cooper to her job as principal, awarded her $64,998 in damages, and found Saylors…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Murray v. Altheimer-Sherrill Public SchoolsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1988
- Western Grove School District v. TerrySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1994
- Western Grove School District v. StrainSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1986
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