Court case against Dothan City School Board dismissed

Judge dismisses suit challenging Dothan City Schools' hiring of new superintendent

DCS superintendent hiring process deemed valid by a judge.

Court case against Dothan City School Board dismissed

DOTHAN, Ala (WDHN) -- A Houston County judge determined that the Dothan City School Board did not violate Alabama's open meetings law during the recent contract negotiations for a new superintendent. The ruling to dismiss an emergency injunction filed by local blogger Rickey Stokes came from Judge Todd Derrick on Monday afternoon. With this ruling, Judge Derrick did not fight the contract approval of Dothan City Schools' new superintendent, Dr. …