Database Search Result Details
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First Name
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ALICE
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Last Name
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HIGGINBOTHAM
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Decision Date
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8/12/1987
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Docket Number
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20-87-087-1
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ALJ
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LC
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Respondent
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KANAWHA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
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Employment Type
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PROF
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Job Title
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TEACHER, SECONDARY (HIGH SCHOOL, SPECIAL
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Topics
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DISMISSAL
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Primary Issues
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Due process issues; specificity of charges.
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Outcome
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DENIED
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Statutes
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18A-2-8;5300;5310
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Related Cases
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317 S.E.2D 159 (W.VA. 1984); 86 PA. CMWLTH.
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Keywords
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INSUBORDINATION; INCOMPETENCY; WILLFUL NEGLECT OF DUTY
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Intermediate Court of Appeals
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Circuit Court
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Grievant appealed to Kanawha County 9/11/87, Civil Action #87-AA-238, Affirmed 3/8/89, King. Cert Den.
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Supreme Court
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Synopsis
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Superintendent can require a teacher to undergo a psychiatric examination and refusal to submit can justify dismissal as insubordination. This case also defines incompetency.
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