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Butler v. Fairfax County School Board

No. 150150Supreme Court of Virginia

150150 Butler v. Fairfax County School Board 12/17/2015 Code § 22.1-296.1(A) requires, as a condition precedent to employment, that every applicant for employment by a school board must certify that he or she …

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150150 Butler v. Fairfax County School Board 12/17/2015 Code § 22.1-296.1(A) requires, as a condition precedent to employment, th…

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Supreme Court of Virginia
First added here
October 4, 2026
Last entry
December 17, 2015
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150150 Butler v. Fairfax County School Board 12/17/2015 Code § 22.1-296.1(A) requires, as a condition precedent to employment, that every applicant for employment by a school board must certify that he or she has not been convicted of any felony. An applicant who has been convicted of a felony prior to his or her application cannot fulfill this statutory condition precedent, and is not eligible to be hired. The statute is not ambiguous, and there is no inconsistency between this section and other Code provisions relating to school boards and teacher hiring, termination, or licensure by the Board of Education. Because of a prior conviction, the teacher in this case could not fulfill the stat…

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