Harris v. Board of Education

This appeal presents the question regarding the type of appeal contemplated by the Legislature in the adoption of Section 3319.16 of the Revised Code of Ohio (formerly Sections 4842-12 and 7690-6, General Code), wherein a teacher whose contract has been terminated by a local board of education is granted an appeal to the Court of Common Pleas of the county in which the school is located.

Richard L. Harris, appellee herein, was employed as a teacher by the Southwestern City School District. On September 21, 1959, the Board of Education of Southwestern City School District, appellant herein,…