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FARRIS v. BURKE COUNTY BD. OF EDUC.

No. COA00-129.

544 S.E.2d 578 (2001)

Linda FARRIS, Petitioner, v. BURKE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

April 17, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elliot Pishko Gelbin & Morgan, P.A., by J. Griffin Morgan, Winston-Salem, for petitioner-appellant.

Patton, Starnes, Thompson, Aycock, Teele & Ballew, P.A., by Larry A. Ballew, Cumming, GA, for respondent-appellee.

Tharrington Smith, L.L.P., by Michael Crowell; and General Counsel Allison B. Schafer for North Carolina School Boards Association, amicus curiae.

Ferguson, Stein, Wallas, Adkins, Gresham & Sumter, P.A., by John W. Gresham; and Law Office of Thomas M. Stern, by Thomas M. Stern, Charlotte, for North Carolina Association of Educators, amicus curiae.

GREENE, Judge.

Linda Farris (Petitioner) appeals the Burke County Superior Court's judgment dated 13 October 1999 affirming the Burke County Board of Education's (Respondent) decision to terminate Petitioner's employment with the school system.

Petitioner was employed by the Burke County Public Schools (BCPS) for approximately 28 years beginning in 1970 and "attained tenure and career status as a teacher." In 1990, Petitioner began teaching at Morganton Junior...

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