State ex rel. Board of Education v. State Superintendent of Schools, Inc.

This is an appeal from a ruling by the Circuit Court of Kanawha County that the State Superintendent of Schools has no authority or jurisdiction to review a decision by a county board of education in a grievance matter. We reverse and remand.

Juanita Gibson was employed under a continuing contract as a school bus driver by the Wyoming County Board of Education. After the county board of education made changes involving her position resulting in a decrease in salary, Gibson filed a grievance. After a hearing, the board denied the grievance. Gibson then appealed to the State Superintendent of…