Federal Court Rules in Favor of School District Holding No Property Right for Teachers in Coaching Positions

By William J. Robers, of Sparks Willson, P.C. Judge W. Louis Sands, of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, has found in favor of the Lanier County Board of Education and its members (Sneed v. Connell, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 173125; 2022 WL 4454337) in a recent decision that continues the general decisions by courts that coaches do not have a property interest in their coaching position. Case Background At issue in the case was whether or not a teacher has