Timothy Rosin v. Kimberly Hill
DueProcess
Whether a certified public-school principal's involuntary transfer constitutes an administrative transfer or demotion, and whether such transfer without written notice violates due process rights under the Fourteenth Amendment
1. Whether Rosin ’s involuntary transfer was: 1) an administrative transfer, or 2) a demotion? 2. Whether a certified public-school principal possesses a constitutionally protected property interest in his professional rank and salary, in light of Maryland Education Article § 6-202, such that a demotion —reducing title, authority, and compensation —without written notice violates the Fourteenth Amendment ’s Due Process Clause? 3. Whether a local school board ’s collective bargaining agreement (CBA), which does not expressly require written notice, can supersede a clear and controlling State statute — specifically Maryland Educational Article § 6-202 — which mandates written notice? 4. Whether a superintendent can demote a certified public-school principal having only provided vague, conclusory, and subjective rationales —such as “failure to evolve ”—without specific charges or factual explanation, in contravention of Cleveland Board of Education v. Loudermill, 470 U.S. 532 (1985)?