Berry v. Pike Cty. Bd. of Educ.

This is a teacher tenure case in which the trial court dismissed an action brought by Clayton Berry against the Pike County Board of Education and its members.

Berry's complaint alleged that he was hired for the 1978-79 school year as an instructor of math and language arts for the Pike County school system. He taught during the 1979-80 term and for six weeks of the following school year, at which time he was assigned to the position of coordinator/counselor. He continued in that capacity until May 21, 1982, when he was informed, by letter from the board, that his contract would not be renewed…