Ex Parte Monique Jackson. (in Re Monique Jackson v. Geneva County Board of Education)

Summary

The Supreme Court of Alabama denied Monique Jackson's petition for a writ of certiorari, finding no probability of merit because the statutory provision she relied on (§ 16‑24C‑4) governs tenure, not the termination of probationary teachers, which is governed by § 16‑24C‑5. The Court applied the rule that specific statutes control general ones and concluded the lower courts correctly dismissed her claim. A dissent argued the prohibition on personal or political reasons should apply to termination and urged granting certiorari. A concurring justice separately affirmed the denial.