Database Search Result Details
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First Name
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BETH
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Last Name
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BURDETTE
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Decision Date
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3/16/1989
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Docket Number
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20-88-263
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ALJ
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DC
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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
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Topics
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COMPENSATION
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Primary Issues
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Caseload
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Outcome
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GRANTED
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Statutes
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18-5-18A
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Related Cases
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256 S.E.2D 592, 595 (W.VA. 1979)
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Keywords
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PER PUPIL COMPENSATION
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Intermediate Court of Appeals
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Circuit Court
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Supreme Court
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Synopsis
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GRIEVANT, 1ST GRADE TEACHER, SEEKS COMPENSATION AT A RATE OF HER DAILY SALARY, DIVIDED BY 25, FOR EACH STUDENT OVER 25 IN HER CLASS. DECISION: W.VA. CODE, 18-5-18A REQUIRES COMPENSATION FOR STUDENTS OVER A CERTAIN NUMBER, BUT IS SOMEWHAT AMBIGUOUS. RESPONDENT HAS INTERPRETED THIS TO MEAN THAT FIRST GRADE TEACHERS ARE ENTITLED TO A SUPPLEMENT AMOUNTING TO ONE-TWENTY-FIFTH OF THEIR DAILY SALARY WHENEVER THEY HAVE STUDENTS OVER 25--NOT ON A PER-PUPIL BASIS. GRANTED 'SCHOOL LAWS ARE TO BE STRICTLY CONSTRUED IN FAVOR OF PERSONNEL.' 18-5-18A MAY REASONABLY BE INTERPRETED TO REQUIRE PER-PUPIL COMPENSATION.
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