Legal Opinion
Birmingham School District v. Buck
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided March 21, 1994No. Docket 140397PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarilyn Kelly, J.
The Birmingham School District appeals as of right from an order of the Oakland County Circuit Court affirming a decision of the State Tenure Commission. The Commission reinstated Robert Buck, a tenured teacher at Groves High School whose employment the Birmingham School Board had terminated because of his sexual harassment of another teacher. We reverse and reinstate the decision of the Board.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
The events which prompted Buck’s dismissal are as follows:
In 1987, after the school year began, Leslie Thirjung, a teacher at Groves, began to find letters and gifts from Robert Buck…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Freiberg v. Board of Education of Big Bay De Noc School DistrictMichigan Court of Appeals · 1975
- Long v. BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT NO. 1, FRACTIONAL, ROYAL OAK TOWNSHIPMichigan Supreme Court · 1957
- Rehberg v. BD. OF EDUC. OF MELVINDALE, ECORSE SCHOOL DISTRICTMichigan Supreme Court · 1956
- Comstock Public Schools v. WildfongMichigan Court of Appeals · 1979
- Lakeshore Board of Education v. GrindstaffMichigan Supreme Court · 1990
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Birmingham School District v. BuckMichigan Court of Appeals · 1995
- Lewis v. Bridgman Public SchoolsMichigan Court of Appeals · 2007
- Lewis v. Bridgman Public SchoolsMichigan Court of Appeals · 2007