Legal Opinion
Birk v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF FLORA COMMUNITY UNIT SCH. DIST.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 14, 1983No. 5-83-0347PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Earns
Paul F. Birk, a tenured teacher, appeals from the dismissal by the circuit court of Clay County of his petition for a writ of mandamus directing the Board of Education of Flora Community Unit School District No. 35 (the Board) to reinstate him as a guidance counselor on a 10-month contract.
During the 1981-82 school year the Flora, Illinois High school had two guidance counselors working on 10-month contracts. Birk had worked for the district on this basis for more than 20 years. During 1982-83, Birk taught one period of physical education and worked in guidance five periods a day. The second…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Donahoo v. Board of EducationIllinois Supreme Court · 1952
- Relph v. Board of Education of DePue Unit School District No. 103Illinois Supreme Court · 1981
- Illinois Education Ass'n Local Community High School District 218 v. Board of Education of School District 218Illinois Supreme Court · 1975
- Hagopian v. Board of EducationAppellate Court of Illinois · 1978
- Lester v. Board of Education of School District No. 119Appellate Court of Illinois · 1967
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Dillon v. Bd. of Educ. of County of WyomingWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1986
- Birk v. Board of Education of Flora Community Unit School District No. 35Illinois Supreme Court · 1984
- Bethune v. LarsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1989
- Pennell v. Board of Education of Equality Community Unit School District No. 4Appellate Court of Illinois · 1985
- Wilson v. Board of Education of Limestone-Walters School District No. 316Appellate Court of Illinois · 1984
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