Cotherine v. Board of Education

KAROHL, Judge.

This is an appeal by Frederick Cotherine, a former tenured teacher and employee of the Board of Education of the City of St. Louis. On March 16, 1989, the superintendent charged Cotherine with one count of inefficiency and violating Board Regulation 5347 by prejudicing the good order and discipline of Shepard School and two counts of inefficiency and violating Board Regulation 5210 by acts of insubordination. In October 1989, the Board conducted a hearing on these charges. On January 25, 1990, the Board concluded Cotherine’s actions violated Board Regulations 5347 and 5210 and…