Hein v. Board of Education

Flood, J.:

This is a teacher contract nonrenewal case. The school board appeals from the trial court’s order awarding the teacher reinstatement and damages.

Jerome Hein, appellee, is a tenured teacher, certified in English, driver’s education, and health and physical education. During the 1982-83 school year he taught English, language arts, and driver’s education.

In the spring of 1983, the Board of Education, Unified School District No. 238 (Board), asked Mr. Hein to appear at a school board meeting to discuss his teaching contract. The Board president suggested that the Board was considering…