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the cases here. Table 33 includes 14 cases where interpersonal strife was a strong determinant in
the unsatisfactory performance of the school administrator and ultimately in adverse employment
actions.
Table 33
Failed Leadership--Interpersonal Strife
Case Year State Action PP
Lomas v. Bd. of School Dir. of Northwestern Lehigh School Dist. 1982 PA R S
Alabama State Tenure Comm. v. Phenix City Bd. of Educ. 1985 AL R S
Spurlock v. Bd. of Trustees 1985 WY T SPLIT
Desoto Co. School Bd. v. Garrett 1987 MS NR E
Housley v. North Panola Consol. School Dist. 1987 MS NR S
Terry v. Woods 1992 WI R S
Brown v. Bd. of Educ. 1996 KS NR S
Finch v. Fort Bend Ind. School Dist. 2003 TX R S
Howard v. Columbia Pub. School Dist. 2004 MO NR S
Reed v. Rolla 31 Pub. School Dist. 2005 MO NR S
Woods v. Enlarged City School Dist. 2007 NY T S
King v. Charleston Co. School Dist. 2009 SC R S
Herbert v. City of New York 2010 NY D SPLIT
McFerren v. Farrell Area School Dist. 2010 PA T E
Insubordination was the next vein of reasoning for administrators to be classified under
failed leadership from Table 30. The categorization of insubordination was noted only when the
behavior had been specified in the legal case. Insubordination can be seen in varying degrees.
The researcher identified seven cases in Table 34 from Table 30 (failed leadership) that
presented claims of insubordinate administrators.
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