O'NEAL v. ECTOR COUNTY ISD

No. 07-0084.

251 S.W.3d 50 (2008)

Helen O'NEAL, Petitioner, v. ECTOR COUNTY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied May 16, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin F. Lungwitz, Lungwitz & Lungwitz, P.C., Austin, for Petitioner.

Michael D. Atkins, Kevin B. Laughlin, Atkins Peacock & Lewis, L.L.P., Odessa, for Respondent.


PER CURIAM.

The Legislature has established administrative procedures with short deadlines to encourage prompt resolution of teacher contract disputes. But appeals and remands may extend those procedures for years, as occurred here. The question presented is whether a teacher may file a parallel suit in state court to avoid a potential limitations bar. Because the administrative remedies here provide the same relief available in collateral litigation, we hold that...

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