TELI WHITE v. SHELBY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION - Articles

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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Dec 18, 2024

Court: TN Court of Appeals

Attorneys 1: Darrell J. O’Neal and Laura Smittick, Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellant, Teli White.

Attorneys 2: Jamie L. Morton and Kavita G. Shelat, Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellee, Shelby County Board of Education.

Judge(s): MCGEE

This appeal arises from the termination of a tenured schoolteacher. The trial court determined that the termination constituted an impermissible second punishment for conduct for which the schoolteacher had previously been suspended and ordered his reinstatement. Finding that the termination letter charged the schoolteacher with conduct which was not contemplated in the suspension letter, and with conduct which had not occurred at the time of the suspension, we reverse.

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