MERIDETH v. BOARD OF ED. OF ROCKWOOD R-6 SCH. DIST.

No. 35913.

513 S.W.2d 740 (1974)

Freda Mae MERIDETH, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF ROCKWOOD R-6 SCHOOL DISTRICT, Defendant-Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, St. Louis District, Division One.

August 27, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ludwig Mayer, Clayton, for defendant-appellant.

Moser, Marsalek, Carpenter, Cleary, Jaeckel, Keaney & Brown, James E. Whaley, St. Louis, for plaintiff-respondent.


DOWD, Chief Judge.

The Board of Education of Rockwood R-6 School District, after a hearing, terminated the indefinite contract of tenured teacher Freda Mae Merideth. The Board's dismissal was based mainly on a finding of excessive absenteeism, inefficiency, and noncompliance with school policy directives. The Circuit Court of St. Louis County reversed the Board's decision, and this appeal followed.

Appellant raises two points on this appeal: First, the court...

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