Arneson v. Board of Education, USD No. 236

Parks, J.:

Plaintiff Joe Arneson brought this mandamus action against the Board of Education, Unified School District No. 236, Lebanon, Kansas (District), seeking his reinstatement as a teacher. Plaintiff contends that he is a tenured teacher and is entitled to be notified in writing as to the reasons for the nonrenewal of his contract for thel981-82 school year. The District’s contention is that plaintiff’s tenure rights were severed by his voluntary resignation and could not be reestablished without two additional consecutive years of employment. Motions for summary judgment were filed by…