Johnson v. Board of Education of Decatur School District No. 61

85 Ill.2d 338 (1981)

423 N.E.2d 903

JENNIFER JOHNSON, Appellant,

v.

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF DECATUR SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 61, Appellee.

No. 54022.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed June 26, 1981.

Drach, Terrell & Deffenbaugh, P.C., of Springfield, for appellant.

Robbins, Schwartz, Nicholas, Lifton & Taylor, Ltd., of Decatur (John T. Taylor, of counsel), for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

Plaintiff, Jennifer Johnson, a teacher in the Decatur high schools, sought a declaratory judgment and a writ of mandamus in the circuit court of Macon County. She alleged that she had been dismissed by the board of…