Columbia, SC (WLTX) – South Carolina State University President Thomas Elzey has filed a lawsuit against the school, claiming the trustees have breached their contract with him.
Last month, trustees placed Elzey on paid administrative leave as part of the ongoing turmoil over the school’s finances. Some state lawmakers had said Elzey should be fired, and some filed provisos and bills that would forcibly remove him from the position.
Elzey’s attorney, however, says the president has a four-year deal which states he can only be terminated for cause. Elzey began his tenure at the school in 2013. In court documents, his attorney writes that Elzey received a “satisfactory” performance review by the board in June of 2014.
The suit claims that the university’s Board of Trustees have tried to micromanage his duty’s and blame him for financial problems “caused by years of inadequate State funding and poor fiscal management.” It also claims trustees have not given a cause or reason for him being placed on administrative leave. READ Full Article
