Legal Opinion
Gallison v. Bristol School Committee
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided June 6, 1985No. 83-39-AppealPublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BEVILACQUA, Chief Justice.
This is a petition for a writ of common law certiorari by Diane Gallison and Ralph Gizzi (petitioners). 1 They are seeking a review of the decision by the Board of Regents for Elementary and Secondary Education, which held that they were properly suspended as teachers by the Bristol School Committee because of a decline in pupil enrollment.
The facts are not in dispute. The petitioners are certified elementary school teachers who have been employed by the Bristol School System. As a result of a decrease in pupil population, the Bristol School Committee voted to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- School Committee of Providence v. Board of Regents for EducationSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1981
- Jacob v. BurkeSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1972
- Flather v. NorbergSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1977
- Cranston Teachers' Ass'n v. Cranston School CommitteeSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1981
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