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First Name Brian
Last Name Casteel
Decision Date 11/21/2018
Docket Number 2018-0317-WayED
ALJ BTC
Respondent Wayne County Board of Education
Employment Type SERV
Job Title Aide III
Topics Transfer
Primary Issues Whether Grievant is entitled to be returned to his original classroom.
Outcome Denied
Statutes W. Va. Code § 6C-2-4(a)(1); W. Va. Code § 18A-4-8(r)
Related Cases Goodson, et al. v. Fayette County Bd. of Educ., Docket No. 2014-1654-CONS (Nov. 12, 2015); Stover v. Logan County Bd. of Educ., Docket No. 2010-1051-LOGED (Dec. 13, 2010), aff’d, Kanawha Cnty. Cir. Ct. Civil Action No. 11-AA-11 (Jan. 18, 2011); Savage v. Preston County Bd. of Educ., Docket No. 2015-1527-PreED (Apr. 11, 2016); Bennett v. Randolph County Bd. of Educ., Docket No. 05-42-396 (April 12, 2006); Bailey v. Raleigh County Bd. of Educ., Docket No. 97-41-495 (April 20, 1998), Kanawha Cnty. Cir. Ct. Civil Action No. 98-AA-70 (Oct. 14, 1999), appeal refused, W.Va. Sup. Ct. App. Docket No. 000514 (May 24, 2000)
Keywords Transfer; Special Education Classroom; Autism Classroom; Relief
Intermediate Court of Appeals
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Synopsis Grievant is employed by Respondent as an itinerant Special Education Aide II. Grievant protested his transfer from a special education classroom to an autism classroom seeking only to be reinstated to his original classroom. However, since the filing of the grievance, Grievant was transferred from the autism classroom to a different special education classroom. Grievant still sought to be returned to his original classroom but attempted to amend his relief sought during the level three hearing to include back pay for working out of his classification. Respondent would clearly be prejudiced by allowing Grievant to orally amend his requested relief during the level three hearing. Therefore, Grievant’s attempt to amend his requested relief must be denied, which renders that portion of his claim moot. Grievant is not entitled to be returned to his original classroom as his position is itinerant and he received the proper notice required under the statute to be transferred. Accordingly, the grievance is denied.

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