Ex Parte Monroe County Board of Education and Frankye Beal. (in Re Pamela Jones Al-Sulaibe, as Next Friend of Rashid…

Summary

The Supreme Court of Alabama granted a writ of mandamus directing the trial court to enter summary judgment in favor of the Monroe County Board of Education, holding that the Board is an agency of the State and therefore enjoys absolute immunity under Ala. Const. of 1901 §14. The Court denied the petition as to teacher Frankye Beal, finding that she exceeded the scope of her authority by violating a board policy requiring a witness during corporal punishment, and thus was not entitled to State‑agent immunity. Separate opinions by Justices Murdock and Stuart dissent in part, arguing that Beal should also receive summary judgment.