Wayne County Board of Education v. Tooley

Miller, Justice:

The appellant, Violet Tooley, appeals from an order of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County which reversed a decision of the State Superintendent of Schools. The State Superintendent decided that the Wayne County Board of Education (Board) had failed to properly discharge Violet Tooley under W. Va. Code, 18A-2-6. We conclude that this statute was not complied with by the Board and reverse the judgment of the Circuit Court.

The appellant, a Secretary Class II, held a continuing contract with the Board. She was first employed in August *686of 1973 and her job, as of July 1976, was…