Bernardini v. Board of Education

The crux of this appeal involves a judicial analysis of the statutory language found in R. C. 3317.13. The statute deals with the minimum salary schedule for teachers and outlines the process to be followed in calculating those salaries. The pertinent provisions of the statute read as follows:

“(A) As used in this section, ‘years of service’ includes the following:

“ (3) All years of active military service in the armed forces of the United States, as defined in section 3307.02 of the Revised Code, to a maximum of five years. For purposes of this calculation, a partial year of active military…