(DOWNLOAD) "Freeman M. Cooper v. Williamson County" by Supreme Court of Tennessee " Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Freeman M. Cooper v. Williamson County
- Author : Supreme Court of Tennessee
- Release Date : January 17, 1990
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 68 KB
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This is a direct appeal, under T.C.A. § 49-5-513(i), of a judgment of the Chancery Court of Williamson County terminating
"Freeman M. Cooper's services as a teacher and as a principal of Fairview High School." Appellant insists the chancellor failed
to review the evidence de novo as directed in this Court's opinion deciding issues in an earlier appeal of this case. See
Cooper v. Williamson County Board of Education, 746 S.W.2d 176 (Tenn. 1987). Appellant also insists that the evidence preponderates
against the chancellor's findings, that the findings do not justify his discharge as a tenured teacher and that the judgment
deprives him of a property right without due process of law. We find no merit in any of the issues and, accordingly, affirm
the judgment of the trial court. Freeman Cooper was employed as a teacher in the Williamson County School System in 1965. In 1984, as the result of a judgment
in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, Cooper was appointed principal of Fairview High
School. Kenneth Fleming, who assumed the office of Superintendent of Schools on September 1, 1984, soon became dissatisfied
with Mr. Cooper's work performance and brought charges against Mr. Cooper before the Williamson County Board of Education.
After a lengthy hearing, the Board dismissed the charges, directed Fleming to work with Cooper and that the two of them jointly
prepare a Management Action Plan for the administration of Fairview High School, which identified the strengths and weaknesses
of the administration of the school. The plan was due in two weeks and there was to be a written update every two months.
From that time on, Mr. Cooper and Mr. Fleming recorded their meetings, or wrote summaries of conversations immediately after
talking with each other. These tapes and summaries, which are in the record, formed the bases of reports required by the Board.
They also provide a basis to refresh memories in the numerous instances when Mr. Fleming and Mr. Cooper differ as to what
had occurred in their meetings.
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