Court Opinion

ID: 9581144
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-21 22:12:01.812841+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:36:44.216503
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D. E. Holbrook, Jr., P.J.
(dissenting). I respectfully dissent. As I view this case, the principal issue is whether a tenured teacher may be dismissed for reasonable and just cause where it is not shown on the record that said teacher’s conduct adversely affected the school, its staff, or the students. I would hold that the circuit court properly relied on Beebee v Haslett Public Schools, 66 Mich App 718, 724, 726; 239 NW2d 724 (1976), rev’d on other grounds 406 Mich 224; 278 NW2d 37 (1979). In my opinion, the court correctly determined that reasonable and just cause for petitioner’s dismissal had not been shown since the record was devoid of proof that petitioner’s activities adversely affected teachers or other students. Accordingly, I would affirm the circuit court’s opinion and order.