Court Opinion

ID: 9521506
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 02:06:32.985678+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T12:49:52.289740
License: Public Domain

JUSTICE GOLDENHERSH, dissenting: I dissent and would affirm the judgment of the appellate court. The decision here would require the exercise of very little ingenuity on the part of a school board or superintendent who desired to dispense with the services of a tenured teacher. In contrast, the appellate court has given the statute a construction which protects the rights of a tenured teacher without restricting the reasonable exercise of the boards authority to assign courses to teaching positions. It is apparent that by reassigning one English course and one course in journalism, plaintiff could have continued to be employed. This would implement the tenure act and prevent the arbitrary and capricious action taken here. JUSTICE CLARK joins in this dissent.