Brubaker v. Community Unit School District No. 16

Eugene Brubaker brought an action for writ of mandamus and money damages resulting from his alleged illegal dismissal as school superintendent. The trial court granted the school board’s section 48 motion to dismiss and Mr. Brubaker appeals from that dismissal. The Board cross-appealed from that portion of the trial court’s order which held that Mr. Brubaker had been dismissed by the Board of Education on January 28, 1974. We must affirm.

Several issues are raised. The first is whether possession of a current certificate of qualification is a prerequisite to plaintiff’s reinstatement. The…