Angela Piggee v. Jimmy Jones

Angela Piggee appeals the district court’s ruling that the Arkansas Teacher Fair Dismissal Act of 1983, Ark.Code Ann. §§ 6-17-1501 et seq. (“TFDA”), does not create a property interest in the renewal of her teacher’s contract that is protected by the federal Constitution. She also contends the district court improperly denied her request for attorney’s fees after ruling in her favor on her state law claim that the Hope Arkansas School District violated the TFDA by renewing her elementary school principal’s contract at the assistant principal level. A review of the record and the parties’…