Legal Opinion
Vincennes University by the Board of Trustees of Vincennes v. Daniel E. Sparks
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided April 30, 2013No. 42A01-1206-PL-248PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CRONE, Judge.
Case Summary
After an investigation into falsified information on a basketball recruit’s application to Vincennes University (“the University”), Daniel Sparks, who was the head basketball coach in August of 2003, agreed that in lieu of facing disciplinary proceedings, he would forfeit his tenure and be subject to a zero tolerance policy. Thereafter the University renewed Sparks’s contract for the 2004-2005 academic year, but then notified him that his contract would not be renewed for the 2005-2006 academic year.
Sparks sued the University, contending that the University had…
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