BAKER v. BOARD OF EDUC., COUNTY OF HANCOCK W.Va.

No. 26567.

534 S.E.2d 378 (2000)

207 W.Va. 513

Martha J. BAKER, Plaintiff Below, Appellee, v. BOARD OF EDUCATION, COUNTY OF HANCOCK, Defendant Below, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided June 28, 2000.

Dissenting Opinion of Justice Starcher July 13, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara G. Arnold, Esq., Parkersburg, West Virginia, Attorney for Appellee.

William T. Fahey, Esq., Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Weirton, West Virginia, Attorney for Appellant.

Gregory W. Bailey, Esq., Howard E. Seufer, Jr., Esq., Bowles Rice McDavid Graff & Love, PLLC, Charleston, West Virginia, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae West Virginia Association of School Administrators.

J. David Cecil, Esq., James F. Humphreys & Associates, Charleston, West Virginia, Attorney for Amicus Curiae West Virginia Association of Elementary and Middle School Principals.


PER CURIAM:

The Hancock County Board of Education (the "Board") appeals a decision of the Circuit Court of Hancock County in which the court reinstated appellee Martha J. Baker to her job as an elementary school principal, overturning the decision of an administrative law judge who had decided in favor of the Board. The Board appeals and argues that it fulfilled its statutory obligations to Ms. Baker when it decided not to renew her contract. We concur with the arguments...

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