MARTIN COUNTY — Attorneys for former Martin County teacher Matthew Theobald are urging the Martin County School Board to reject its own appeal of an administrative law judge’s recommendation that he be reinstated, arguing the board is attempting to relitigate factual findings it cannot legally overturn.
In a response filed July 13, Theobald’s attorney asked the school board to deny the district’s exceptions to Administrative Law Judge Jodi-Ann V. Livingstone’s recommended order and adopt it as the board’s final order.
The filing comes after the school board submitted exceptions on July 2 challenging Livingstone’s June 17 recommendation that Theobald’s suspension and termination be rescinded…