BOARD OF EDUC. v. Van Kast

Defendant, Carl Van Kast, was discharged from his position as a Chicago public school principal for conduct found to be irremediable by plaintiff, the Board of Education of the City of Chicago (the Board). After an administrative hearing, Gerard A. Fowler (Fowler), the hearing officer appointed by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), found Van Kast’s conduct remediable and reversed his discharge. The Board sought administrative review in the circuit court of Cook County, naming the ISBE and Fowler as additional defendants. The circuit court reversed the hearing officer’s decision. On…