State ex rel. Antonucci v. Youngstown City School District Board of Education

Antonucei asserts that the court of appeals erred in denying the writ of mandamus. At issue is whether R.C. 3319.10 confers a legal right for certain substitute teachers to be paid a salary commensurate with that afforded regular teachers pursuant to an adopted teachers’ salary schedule based on their level of education and years of experience. Antonucei claims that it does, whereas the board contends that R.C. 3319.10 requires only that it pay these substitute teachers the minimum salary on the adopted teachers’ salary schedule.

R.C. 3319.10 provides that “[a] teacher employed as a substitute…