State, Ex Rel. v. Bd. of Edn.

The first contention of the respondents in support of their position is that the Teachers' Tenure Act, Sections 7690-1 to 7690-8, General Code, applies only to teachers in the public schools; that the employment of the relator as assistant county superintendent of schools was not that of a teacher; and that therefore his position was subject to abolition and his employment to termination. In the opinion of the court, this interpretation of the term "teacher" as used in the statute is too narrow, and we conclude that the relator in the performance of his duties under his contract held a…