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MILLER v. HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

No. 01-99-01437-CV.

51 S.W.3d 676 (2001)

Marsha MILLER, Appellant, v. The HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT and The Texas Commissioner of Education, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Overruled April 3, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Leo Lanza, Houston, for appellant.

Andy Ramzel, Houston, George Warner, Austin, for appellee.

Panel consists of COHEN, JENNINGS, and DUGGAN, JJ.

OPINION

COHEN, Justice.

The Houston Independent School District (HISD) fired Marsha Miller because she did not go to work for three months. An independent hearing examiner recommended Miller not be terminated; the HISD school board rejected the examiner's recommendation and terminated Miller's contract; the Commissioner of Education upheld the board's decision; and the trial court affirmed the Commissioner's decision. We affirm.

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