MERCHANT v. PEARL MUN. SEP. SCH. DIST.

No. 56310.

492 So.2d 959 (1986)

Doug MERCHANT v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE PEARL MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

July 23, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael P. Younger, Johnston & Younger, Brandon, for appellant.

James H. Gabriel, Arthur F. Jernigan, Jr., Bacon, Jernigan & Martin, Jackson, for appellee.

Before ROY NOBLE LEE, P.J., and PRATHER and ROBERTSON, JJ.


ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court:

I.

Our law directs that the trustees or board members of the various public school districts of this state serve in a quasi judicial capacity with respect to a wide range of personnel matters including teacher dismissals. For reasons of institutional necessity and practical convenience, we have long accepted substantial limitations upon judicial review of a school board's actions. Adherence to these limitations proceeds...

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