Schmidt v. Unified School District No. 497

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Herd, J.:

This is a declaratory judgment action brought by April D. Schmidt, a teacher, against Unified School District No. 497 of Lawrence. Appellee sought a declaration she was a tenured teacher of appellant and that the Board’s notice of nonrenewal of her teaching contract was deficient because it did not state the reasons for her nonrenewal and did not mention her right to a due process hearing. The district court entered judgment for Ms. Schmidt, from which the Board appeals. After judgment and the notice of appeal, appellee filed a petition for…