Tenure commission rules in favor of MPS

A decision by an administrative law judge who heard testimony in tenure hearings on three charges against 12-year high school teacher and coach, Jody Mac Foreman to deny two charges but grant the third, thereby dismissing him from the Marshall Public Schools, has been upheld by the Michigan Tenure Commission. The first two charges involved a party with recent graduates at his home where underage drinking and sexual assault was alleged but never fully prosecuted. Officials rules he could not be terminated based on those charges due to inconsistent testimony. The officials ruled, however, he could be dismissed based on testimony from a former JV tennis coach who was only 19 when she said he bought her beer during lunch while attending a Troy, Mich. school sponsored tennis clinic in 2001. Foreman said he will appeal the decision to the Michigan Court of Appeals in hopes of restoring his tenure and possibly suing Marshall Public Schools. See more on this story in today's Chronicle.