State ex rel. Lee v. Bellefontaine City Board of Education

The sole issue before the court involves the interpretation of R.C. 3319.11. Under R.C. 3319.11, a board of education may exercise one of three options when a teacher has met the conditions prerequisite for employment under a continuing contract. The board may (1) unqualifiedly re-employ the teacher under a continuing contract; (2) reemploy the teacher under a “limited contract” for no more than two years, provided certain statutory requirements are met; or (3) not renew the teacher’s contract, so long as written notice is given to the teacher by April 30. See State, ex rel. Hura, v. Bd. of…