Legal Opinion

Board of Education, Laurel Sp. Sch. Dist. v. Shockley

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided November 9, 1959No. 29, 1959PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Bramhall, J.:

This appeal relates to the questions: (1) Was there substantial evidence of wilful and persistent insubordination within the meaning of the Teacher’s Tenure Act?; (2) Was the action of the Board in refusing to admit certain evidence and to make an offer of proof with reference thereto error?

Appellee, defendant below, has been continuously employed by the Department of Public Instruction for the State of Delaware since September I, 1948, and by the Board of Education of the Laurel School District since September 1, 1950. Appellee has teacher tenure status under Title 14, Del. C. §…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Sinclair v. Director of the Division of Employment SecurityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1954
  2. In Re Application of Hackensack Water Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1956
  3. Le Tourneau v. Consolidated Fisheries Co.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1947
  4. Ganaposki's CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
  5. Kelleher Unemployment Compensation CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1954

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, ETC. v. HolsoWyoming Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Tucker v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
  3. Ray v. Minneapolis Board of Education, Special School District No. 1Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1972
  4. King v. Caesar Rodney School DistrictDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1974
  5. Heath v. Alabama State Tenure CommissionCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1981

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