Evans v. Benjamin School District No. 25

PRESIDING JUSTICE NASH

delivered the opinion of the court:

Respondent, Benjamin School District No. 25, appeals from a summary judgment entered in a mandamus action brought against the district by petitioner, Constance Evans, which directed she be reinstated as a school teacher and awarded back pay with interest.

The primary issue presented in this appeal is whether a school board is authorized to grant tenure to a part-time teacher who has not met the service requirements of section 24 — 11 of the School Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 122, par. 24 — 11).

This matter was heard in the trial court…