M.L.R. v. PONTOTOC CITY SCHOOL DIST.

No. 2009-CA-00979-COA.

46 So.3d 874 (2010)

M.L.R., Appellant v. PONTOTOC CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

November 2, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwin Hughes Priest , Tupelo, Jonathan W. Martin , attorneys for appellant.

Phillip L. Tutor , Berkley N. Huskison , Columbus, attorneys for appellee.

Before KING, C.J., GRIFFIS and ISHEE, JJ.


ISHEE, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. A high-school student, who was expelled from school for a year for having drugs in her car on campus, attempted to appeal that expulsion to circuit court. The Circuit Court of Pontotoc County found that the appeal was not properly filed; therefore, the court lacked jurisdiction and dismissed the appeal. Finding no error, we affirm the circuit court's judgment.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. M.L.R.,

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