Joyner v. Perquimans County Board of Education

DILLON, Judge.

*359The Perquimans County Board of Education (the Board) appeals from an order of the superior court reversing the Board’s decision to deny Vanessa B. Joyner (Petitioner) career status. For the following reasons, we affirm.

I. Factual & Procedural Background

In August 2008, Petitioner was employed by the Board to teach first grade at Perquimans Central School (PCS). After teaching first grade for two years, Petitioner spent the following two years as an Exceptional Children’s (EC) teacher. Petitioner became eligible for “career status,” i.e., tenure, at the close of the 2011-2012…