WTVY  | Dothan, AL  | News, Weather, Sports  Birmingham teachers
lose suit over coaching jobs  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Seven
teachers had sued the Birmingham Board of Education because they
were dropped from non-teaching supplemental positions, such as
coaching and other sports-related activities, after the school
year ended.  Losing the extra duties reduced their paychecks.
They argued that Alabama's teacher tenure law required that they
be notified before the school year. And if they weren't notified
by the deadline, then they kept the extra duties.  The Supreme
Court said the notification requirements of the tenure law
applies to teaching jobs, but not to supplemental positions
filled by teachers.   powered by Disqus