Acker v. United States

OPINION

MAYER, Judge.

These approximately 400 plaintiffs are now, or have been, employed as teachers in foreign areas by the Department of Defense Overseas Dependents Schools System (Dependents Schools). They claim living quarters allowances and travel agreements which have been denied them. The case is before the court on cross-motions for summary judgment.

I. Background

Plaintiffs were recruited and hired overseas by Dependents Schools. They fall into a broad category of Dependents Schools teachers known as “local hires,” and are distinguished from another category of teachers in the system who…