Hendrickson v. Independent School District No. 319

Petitioner appeals from a judgment of the trial court which affirmed an order of respondent school district terminating his continuing teaching contract and which quashed a writ of certiorari which had issued. Petitioner contends that the termination by the school board and the decision of the trial court were based on an erroneous theory of law. We affirm the trial court.

During the 1972-1973 school year, respondent school district decided that its Social Studies-English Department was overstaffed. Each of eight teachers in the department taught four hours of class per day in addition to…