Sanchez v. Board of Education of Town of Belen

CARMODY, Justice.

Respondents appeal from the action of the trial court in granting a peremptory writ of mandamus, which directed respondents to reinstate petitioner as a public school teacher, to tender him a written contract for the year 1959-1960, and to pay him his salary for the school year of 1958-1959.

For ease in understanding, petitioner will be referred to as “Sanchez,” and respondents as “the board.”

The controversy arose when, during the early part of May 1958, the board was considering the reemployment of its teachers for the ensuing year. Sanchez had taught school for thirty years…