MATTHEW HAWN v. SULLIVAN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION

Syllabus

This appeal concerns a local board of education's decision to dismiss a tenured teacher.The teacher sought judicial review of his dismissal in the trial court. The trial court foundno grounds for dismissal and reversed the board's decision. The board appeals. Weconclude that the teacher was insubordinate in showing his class a video containingprofanity without parental consent. However, this lone act of insubordination did notwarrant the drastic step of dismissal given the teacher's long record of good service. Weaffirm the trial court's judgment as modified.