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First Name JAMES
Last Name FOX
Decision Date 12/22/1987
Docket Number 45-87-175
ALJ JW
Respondent SUMMERS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
Employment Type PROF
Job Title TEACHER (HOMEBOUND)
Topics TRANSFER
Primary Issues Eliminating Homebound Positions Rendered Transfer Hearings Meaningless
Outcome GRANTED
Statutes 18A-2-7
Related Cases 327 S.E.2D 691; BURGE AND WORRELL V. MERCER
Keywords MEANINGFUL HEARING; TRANSFER; ELIMINATE; REASSIGNMENT
Intermediate Court of Appeals
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Synopsis THE BOARD VOTED ON 2/26/87 TO MAKE A PROGRAMMATIC CHANGE IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND ELIMINATE TWO HOMEBOUND TEACHER POSITIONS. GR WAS ADVISED THAT HE WOULD BE PLACED ON A TRANSFER LIST AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL TERM. HE REQUESTED AND WAS GRANTED A HEARING ON 4/9 AND THE BOARD ACCEPTED THE RECOMMENDATION OF TRANSFER FROM THE POSITION OF HOMEBOUND TEACHER. THE BOARDS DECISION ON 2/26 RENDERED ANY TRANSFER HEARING HELD CONCERNING THE GR'S PROTEST MEANINGLESS.

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