LAGINA SCOTT v. SHELBY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, ET AL - Articles

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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Feb 26, 2025

Court: TN Court of Appeals

Attorneys 1: S. Keenan Carter, Gadson W. Perry, and Andrew B. Schrack, Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellants, Shelby County Board of Education, Michelle Robinson McKissack, Althea Greene, Stephanie P. Love, Kevin Woods, Scott McCormick, Shante K. Avant, Miska Clay-Bibbs, William “Billy” Orgel, and Joyce Dorse Coleman.

Attorneys 2: Darrell J. O’Neal and Laura Smittick, Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellee, Lagina Scott.

Judge(s): MCGEE

This appeal arises from the termination of a tenured teacher. The trial court determined that the school district terminated the teacher without legal cause and ordered that she be reinstated with backpay but denied her request for attorney’s fees. Finding that the teacher waived any issue pertaining to whether the school board followed the procedural requirements of the Teacher Tenure Act, and that she engaged in conduct which constituted two of the three charges levied, we affirm in part and reverse in part.

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