West Virginia Supreme Court December 14, 1992, 21000 (Lincoln County Board of Education v. Adkins)

BROTHERTON, Justice:

In this case, we are asked to define the term “regular school day” as it appears in West Virginia Code § 18A-4-14(2) (1988). This statute, which is also referred to as the “planning period statute,” provides that:

Every teacher who is regularly employed for a period of time more than one half the class periods of the regular school day shall be provided at least one planning