State ex rel. Specht v. Oregon City Board of Education

I

Appellant, in his first proposition of law, asserts, in essence, that R. C. 124.34 mandates that any suspension of a classified civil service employee be imposed by the “appointing authority,” i.e., appellee, and, therefore, neither superintendents, assistant superintendents nor business managers have the authority to suspend a school district civil service employee. Stated otherwise, appellant claims his suspension is invalid because it was not imposed directly by the appellee, but rather by the assistant superintendent.

We find no merit in this assertion.

The decision herein is limited to…