Metcalf v. Texarkana School District

Sam Bird, Judge.

In each of these two cases, appellants Garry Metcalf and John Warren appeal the dismissal of their appeals to the Miller County Circuit Court under the Arkansas Teacher Fair Dismissal Act. Although the cases were not consolidated for trial or for appeal, the facts are essentially the same, the arguments are the same, and they were submitted simultaneously to this court. Therefore, we dispose of them in this one opinion.

Appellants argue on appeal:

I. The Arkansas Supreme Court erroneously construed Ark. Code. Ann. § 6-17-1506(a) in holding that a teacher may not avail himself of…