WISE v. BOSSIER PARISH SCHOOL BD.

No. 2002-C-1525.

851 So.2d 1090 (2003)

Sonja WISE v. BOSSIER PARISH SCHOOL BOARD.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied September 5, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Hammonds, Hammonds & Sills, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Applicant.

Jay A. Ginsberg, Charles M. Samuel, III, Rittenberg & Samuel, New Orleans, Counsel for Respondent.


KNOLL, Justice.

This case addresses the question of whether a rational basis supported by substantial evidence existed for the Bossier Parish School Board (School Board) to dismiss Sonja Wise (Wise), a tenured teacher, for willful neglect of duty. After the district court affirmed the School Board's decision, the court of appeal reversed, finding the evidence insufficient to establish Wise's classroom management and instructional deficiencies and that she willfully...

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