Fullerton v. Southside School District

George Rose Smith, Justice.

The Teacher Fair Dismissal Act of 1979 specifies certain steps that must be taken before a school district can refuse to renew the contract of a teacher who has been employed by the district for three successive years or more, Ark. Stat. Ann. §§ 80-1264 et seq. (Repl. 1980). In the spring of 1980 the Southside School District refused to renew the appellant’s teaching contract. The circuit court upheld the district’s decision. This appeal, in which Fullerton argues that the statute and the district’s own rules were not complied with, comes to us under Rule 29(1)(c).

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