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First Name Charles
Last Name Davis
Decision Date 12/21/2018
Docket Number 2018-1418-KanED
ALJ CHL
Respondent Kanawha County Board of Education
Employment Type SERV
Job Title Maintenance
Topics Termination; Dismissal
Primary Issues Whether Respondent proved by a preponderance of the evidence that Grievant’s work performance was unsatisfactory, thereby justifying his termination.
Outcome Denied
Statutes W.Va. Code St. R. § 156-1-3 (2018); W. Va. Code §18A-2-8; W. Va. Code § 18A-2-12a
Related Cases Leichliter v. Dep't of Health & Human Res., Docket No. 92-HHR-486 (May 17, 1993), aff’d, Pleasants Cnty. Cir. Ct. Civil Action No. 93-APC-1 (Dec. 2, 1994); Parham v. Raleigh Cnty Bd. of Educ., 192 W. Va. 540, 453 S.E.2d 374 (1994); Beverlin v. Bd. of Educ., 158 W. Va. 1067, 216 S.E.2d 554 (1975); Bell v. Kanawha County Bd. of Educ., Docket No. 91-20-005 (Apr. 16, 1991), aff’d, Kanawha Cnty. Cir. Ct. Civil Action No. 91-AA-110 (June 4, 1992); Allen v. Monroe Cnty Bd. of Educ., Docket No. 90-31-021 (July 11, 1990), aff’d, Kanawha Cnty. Cir. Ct. Civil Action No. 90-AA-134 (Oct. 13, 1992); Duruttya v. Mingo Cnty Bd. of Educ., Docket No. 29-88-104 (Feb. 28, 1990), aff’d, Kanawha Cnty. Cir. Ct. Civil Action No. 90-AA-72, aff’d, Duruttya v. Bd. of Educ., 181 W. Va. 203, 382 S.E.2d 203 (1989); State ex rel. Eads v. Duncil, 196 W. Va. 604, 474 S.E.2d 534 (1996); Bedford County Memorial Hosp. v. Health and Human Serv., 769 F.2d 1017 (4th Cir. 1985); Yokum v. W. Va. Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, Docket No. 96-DOE-081 (Oct. 16, 1996); Trimboli v. Dep’t of Health and Human Res., Docket No. 93-HHR-322 (June 27, 1997), aff’d Mercer Cnty. Cir. Ct. Docket No. 97-CV-374-K (Oct. 16, 1998); Adkins v. W. Va. Dep't of Educ., 210 W. Va. 105, 556 S.E.2d 72 (2001) (per curiam); Blake v. Kanawha Cnty Bd. of Educ., Docket No. 01-20-470 (Oct. 29, 2001), aff’d Kanawha Cnty. Cir. Ct. Docket No. 01-AA-161 (July 2, 2002), appeal refused, W.Va. Sup. Ct. App. Docket No. 022387 (Apr. 10, 2003); Bierer v. Jefferson Cnty Bd. of Educ., Docket No. 01-19-595 (May 17, 2002); Waggoner v. Cabell Cnty Bd. of Educ., Docket No. 2008-1570-CabED (Oct. 31, 2008); Maxey v. McDowell Cnty Bd. of Educ., 212 W. Va. 668, 575 S.E.2d 278 (2002); Mason Cnty Bd. of Educ. v. State Superintendent of Sch., 165 W. Va. 732, 274 S.E.2d 435 (1980); Byers v. Wood Cnty Bd. of Educ., Docket No. 2013-2075-WooED (Oct. 31, 2013); Dalton v. Monongalia Cnty Bd. of Educ., Docket No. 2010-1607-MonED (Nov. 23, 2010), aff’d, Kanawha Cnty Cir. Ct., Civil Action No. 11-AA-2 (May 12, 2011); Yoders v. Harrison Cnty Bd. of Educ., Docket No. 2016-0129-HarED (Jan. 15, 2016)
Keywords Termination; Suspended; Improvement Plan; Unsatisfactory Performance; Evaluation; Correctable Conduct; Arbitrary and Capricious; Work Orders; Deficiencies
Intermediate Court of Appeals
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Synopsis Grievant was employed by Respondent as an Electrician II. Respondent terminated Grievant’s employment asserting the charge of unsatisfactory performance. Grievant denies Respondent’s claims and argues that he was wrongfully terminated. Respondent proved by a preponderance of the evidence the charge of unsatisfactory work performance, thereby justifying Grievant’s termination. Accordingly, the grievance is DENIED.

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