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First Name JEFFREY
Last Name WYNNE
Decision Date 4/24/1990
Docket Number 89-20-682
ALJ RN
Respondent KANAWHA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
Employment Type PROF
Job Title SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER
Topics SUSPENSION; DISMISSAL
Primary Issues Altercation with Student; Immorality; Cruelty
Outcome DENIED
Statutes 18A-2-8;
Related Cases HIGGINBOTHAM V. KANAWHA; COPENHAVER V. RALEIGH; ALLISON V. KANAWHA; MCCROSKEY V. WEBSTER; MILLER V. KANAWHA
Keywords SUSPENSION; IMMORALITY; ALLEGED MISCONDUCT IN DISCIPLINING A STUDENT
Intermediate Court of Appeals
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Synopsis A teacher may be dismissed without direct proof of an adverse effect of the alleged misconduct where the conduct directly involves minor students and is patently inappropriate. Such conduct is presumed to have an adverse effect on the students, teachers and staff of the school.

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