SMITH v. OUACHITA PARISH SCHOOL BD.

No. 29873-CA.

702 So.2d 727 (1997)

Bettie SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. OUACHITA PARISH SCHOOL BOARD and Lanny Johnson, Superintendent, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

September 24, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Noah, Smith & Newman by Todd G. Newman, Monroe, for Defendants-Appellants.

Kidd-Culpepper by Paul Henry Kidd, Monroe, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before MARVIN, C.J., and WILLIAMS and GASKINS, JJ.


MARVIN, Chief Judge.

In this action arising out of the defendant school board's alleged demotion of Bettie Smith, a tenured teacher who served as a guidance counselor, the Board appeals a judgment awarding Ms. Smith $25,000 in damages, plus lost wages, medical specials and attorney's fees. The Board complains of the trial court's findings that the Board intentionally inflicted emotional distress and failed to afford due process rights to Ms. Smith, contrary to the...

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