Widdoes v. Detroit Public Schools

Respondent appeals by leave granted a circuit court order reversing a State Tenure Commission decision terminating petitioner teacher’s employment for excessive use of force. We affirm the circuit court’s reversal, remand to the State Tenure Commission for further consideration, and reverse the circuit court’s award of attorney fees to petitioner.

The incident at issue occurred in February 1990. An eighth grade student, who helped clean the gymnasium after it was used as a lunchroom, played dodgeball with several other students. A custodian had told them they could play, although the student…