Legal Opinion
Alabama Ass'n of School Boards v. Walker
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided July 3, 1986No. 84-1244, 84-1245, 84-1334 and 84-1368PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
These two appeals and two cross-appeals are from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Lawrence County directing that an evidentiary hearing be held by the Lawrence County Board of Education ("Board") to determine if the plaintiff, Sandra Walker, abandoned her contract of employment.
The plaintiff was a tenured teacher in the Lawrence County school system prior to the beginning of the 1983-84 school year. To begin the school year, the system held a "teacher institute" on August 19, 1983, with attendance being mandatory. See, Code 1975, § 16-23-8. Of course, excuses for nonattendance are permitted…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Overton v. Goldsboro City Board of EducationSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1981
- People Ex Rel. Peixotto v. . Bd. of EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 1914
- Alabama, Etc. v. Board of School Com'rsCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1979
- Madison County. Board of Education v. WigleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1972
- Berry v. Pike Cty. Bd. of Educ.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1984
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Ex Parte JacksonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1993
- Jackson v. Alabama State Tenure CommissionSupreme Court of Alabama · 1992
- McLeod v. BeatyCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1996
- Warren v. Birmingham Bd. of Educ.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1999
- Ex Parte WeaverSupreme Court of Alabama · 1989
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